Baby Boomer Blues

Steve Graham
Words and Music

I’ve got the middle aged beer gut baby boomer blues
My wife wants to take an ocean cruise
Up in the morning, off to work
Pick up the kids and the laundered shirts
Middle-aged beer gut baby boomer blues
Waiting for retirement and the ten o’clock news

We wore industrial strength rose colored glasses
Went to rallies instead of classes
Now I see, I’ve been shown
We should’ve just left bad enough alone

I’ve got the middle aged, beer gut, baby boomer blues
What I have, is nothing to loose
Monday night football is what I have left
I used to Rock and Roll now I’m nearly deaf
Middle aged beer gut, baby boomer blues
Waiting for retirement, and the ten o’clock news

We set out to save the world
Thought we had a chance and gave it a whirl
We were wrong it’s sad to say
Human nature won the day

I’ve got the middle aged beer gut baby boomer blues
I want to boogie, instead I snooze
I used to be a partying fool
Now I’ve got to be careful or I’ll start to drool
Middle-aged beer gut baby boomer blues
Waiting for retirement and the ten o’clock news
Waiting for retirement and the ten o’clock news