Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2007, sunscreen If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it The long benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more Than my own experience, I will dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, mind You will understand the power And the beauty of your youth until faded But trust me, in twenty You will look back at of yourself
And recall in a way you grasp now How much lay before you And how fabulous you really You are not as fat as you
Don't worry the future or worry that know that worrying Is as affective as trying to an algebra equation By chewing gum The real in your life are apt to be things That never crossed worried mind The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some Tuesday
Do one thing day that scares you, sing be reckless with other peoples' hearts Don't put up people who are reckless with yours, floss Don't waste time on jealousy you're ahead, sometimes you're behind The race is long and in the end, it's with yourself
Remember compliments you receive, the insults If you succeed in this, tell me how Keep your old letters, throw away your old bank statements, stretch Don't guilty if you don't know what to do with your life
The most people I didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives Some of the most interesting I know still don't Get plenty of Be kind to knees, you'll miss when they're gone
Maybe marry, maybe you won't Maybe you'll have children, you won't Maybe divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the "Funky Chicken" On 75th wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don't yourself too much Or yourself either Your choices are chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy your body, use it way you can Don't be afraid of it or what people think of it It's the greatest you'll ever own, dance Even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living the directions even if you don't follow them Do not read beauty magazines, will only make you feel ugly
Brother and sister together will it through a spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you And I'll be there just you out, whenever I can
Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for Be nice to your siblings, they are your best link to past And the people most likely to stick you in the future Understand that come and go But a precious few, who hold on
Work hard to bridge the in geography and lifestyle For as the older you get, the you need the people You knew when you young Live in New City once, but leave before it makes you hard Live in northern California once, but before it makes you soft
Travel, certain inalienable truths will rise, politicians will philander, you too will get old And when you do, you'll fantasize when you were young Prices were reasonable, politicians were And children respected elders
Respect your elders, don't anyone else to support you you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse But you'll never know either one will run out Don't too much with your hair or by the time you're forty It will look Be careful whose advice you buy, but be patient those who supply it
Advice is a of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of Wishing the past the disposal, wiping it off Painting the ugly parts and recycling for more than it's worth But trust me on the
Brother and together will make it through, oh yeah Someday a will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but been waiting to be there for you And I'll be there helping you out, whenever I can
Everybody's free, oh yeah, free, oh yeah, oh, to feel good