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