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I Never Expected
Bobby Bare
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I never expected to last this long
It caught me completely by surprise
I'd put aside enough to let me live just fine
But I never guessed I'd last past 49
I thought by now my friends would be
Toasting my memory
While the devil roasted my soul
Oh, but it's just my luck
I outlived my bucks
It's the saddest story ever told
Lord, how could I have got this old?
Hey Mel, you should have bought some stock
Or a piece of the rock
Or a no-risk retirement plan
But instead I invested in all-night bars
Slow dancing ladies and fast moving cars
I thought by now I'd be safe
Resting peaceful in my grave
Due to wine, women, and song
So I made no preparations
For a drawn out situation
How could you have been so wrong?
I never dreamed I'd last this long
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Live fast, die young, have a good looking corpse
That's the motto we live so well
So I played it hard and high
But somehow I didn't die
And I think my corpse is gonna look like hell
And a slight miscalculation
On the date of my expiration
Left me singing this sad, sad song
So buddy, can you spare a quarter?
I'm living longer than I oughta
How could you have been so wrong?
I never thought I'd last this long, oh boy
Never thought you'd last this long
Pass me the Metamucil
Never thought I'd last this long
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