He just can't wait to graduate, he's marking and counting days He'll that cap and watch that tassel fly So he can start living, yeah, start living 'Cause he's got big and he'll have time on his hands to start living
Before he ten years are gone, a dead end job, a mortgage loan He wonders the chances passed him by To really start living, yeah, he to start living And he's sure, he can finally afford to start living
He'll read more books, he'll make love talk more to the man above He'll watch the in the west And visit
He'll learn to cook, he'll play some He'll write that book, he'll make call He'll take the time, some other he'll do it all
Well sittin' in the barber chair, he sees the in his hair Those golden years are comin' behind And then he'll start living, he'll really start Yeah, he feels tired, ah, but soon he'll retire and living
read more books, he'll make more love He'll talk to the man above He'll watch the sunset in the And Mexico
He'll learn to cook, he'll play ball He'll write that book, make that call He'll take the time, other time he'll do it all
Well the doctor says, got bad news, afraid there's nothing we can do And all at once the tears are in his He'll never start living, never start living Yeah, he had big plans but no time on his hands to start living
he sees the pearly gates He'll start living