Ladies and of the class of '99 Wear
If I offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it The long-term benefits of sunscreen have proved by scientists Whereas the of my advice has no basis more reliable Than my own meandering experience, I will this advice now
the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind You will not understand the power and beauty of your Until they've but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't now How much possibility lay before you and how you really looked You are not as fat as you
worry about the future Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an equation by chewing bubble gum The real in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on idle Tuesday Do one every day that scares you
*Sing
Don't be reckless with people's hearts put up with people who are reckless with yours
Don't waste time on jealousy you're ahead, sometimes you're behind The race is long and in the end, it's only yourself Remember you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw away old bank statements
Don't feel guilty if you know what you want to do with your life. The interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives Some of the most 40-year-olds I know still don't Get plenty of Be kind to your You'll miss them when they're
Maybe you'll marry, you won't Maybe you'll have children, you won't Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky On your 75th anniversary Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too Or yourself either Your are half chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy your body, use it way you can Don't be afraid of it or other people think of it It's the greatest instrument you'll own Dance, even if you nowhere to do it but your own living room Read the directions even if you don't follow Do not read beauty magazines, they will only you feel ugly
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Get to know your parents, you know when they'll be gone for good Be nice to your siblings, they're best link to your past And the people most likely to stick you in the future
that friends come and go But a precious few, who should on
Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and For as the older you get, the more you the people you knew when you were young Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you Live in northern once but leave before it makes you soft
Accept certain truths Prices will rise, politicians philander, you, too, will get old And when you do, you'll fantasize when you were young were reasonable, politicians were noble And children respected their
your elders
Don't expect else to support you Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a spouse But you never know either one might run out
Don't mess too with your hair Or by the time you're 40 it look 85
Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with who supply it Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the From the disposal, it off, painting over the ugly parts And recycling it for more than it's
But trust me on the
*Sing