I want to die young, at a very old age Make a life of living, each and every day Left behind in the years, though my hair is gray I want to die young, at a very old age Gramps was sharp and attacked at 82 Acting half his age, kicking up his shoes I never thought of him as old To me he was just a kid new grown Skipping stones at the fishing hole To teaching me how to do-si-do I hope I'm not young, but I'm glad old I want to die young, at a very old age Make a life of living, each and every day Left behind in the years, though my hair is gray I want to die young, at a very old age Young at heart is the state of mind And I'll never cross that border line Over the hill there lies old age But I ain't gonna walk that way If I lose a step or miss a beat It won't knock me off of my feet Life's too short to let it kill So I want to die young, at a very old age Make a life worth living, each and every day Left behind in the years, though my hair is gray I want to die young, at a very old age Thank you for watching!