The Last Waltz - The Beautiful South

Don’t feel bad if you wake up feeling suddenly old

More the realisation that you’ve let yourself be covered by mould

Age is not something you wrap up if you’re feeling the cold

It’s a laugh ten times harder at a joke eleven times told

Down to the churchyard, check out the vaults

Dig up the coffins, unscrew the bolts

No better reminder, no strong enough salts

To show this pitiful few that we’ve missed the last waltz

That we’ve missed the last waltz…

Don’t feel bad if you’re feeling past your sell-by date

Like the roller coaster ride slowed down to a serious debate

Oh, the whether you tell them you’re ready or whether you wait

Does someone place a hand on your shoulder and point the way to the gate

You don’t count the birthdays 'til your out on your own

They come thicker and faster and too damn late to postpone

And wisdom’s the last thing the scientists willing to clone

Science advances, maturity dances alone

Science advances, maturity dances alone…