Saturday, September 19, 2009

Social Security Tango, Part One


When life has turned your cry of pleasure
into a wail
And you try to cut the mustard but you
sometimes fail;
When you can't believe the mirror 'cause you
still feel pretty young,
Here's a charming melody just waiting
to be sung.
It's the Social Security Tango.
Don't you anticipate it breathlessly?
The Social Security Tango
Shows how the government takes care
of you and me.
Just keep on working and salting
those credits away
And you'll be getting a big check one day
And do the Social Security Tango,
A rose between our teeth, a smile on our face.
We'll get senior citizen discounts
And eat at famous franchised fast food places,
And they will say how well preserved we are,
So agile and so spry
And though we'd rather just be sexy,
Ours is not to reason why,
And we will join the double A-R-P
and try to just get by
And do the Social Security Tango.

1 comment:

jazzbone said...

Since I've become a member of that club, I seem to have these two recurring thoughts: Gee, I'm 65; and, What the f*** happened?!!