07 Twelve Years in a Jar

My whiskey is aging my wine’s in a vat
Time is like wisdom what do you think of that?
Pain makes you tender and tears make you tough
And whatever you have is exactly, exactly enough

You’ll get there, you’ll get there an inch or a dime
You’ll get there, you’ll get there it might take some time
You’ll get there, you’ll get there an inch or a dime
And Pete Seeger was right, he sang one row at a time

Listen to me close now and listen to me right
Study things slowly before you take flight
Fly like the seagulls and walk like the ants
Don’t squat like a frog and croak and croak that you can’t

Chorus

Don’t wait to get lucky it’s not the Worlds Fair
Don’t count and don’t hurry come up for some air
Keep your Scotch whiskey twelve years in a jar
The wine’s in the wisdom and age is better by far

Chorus

© 2012 Samuel Saint Thomas