Baz Lurhmann - Everyones Free (To Wear Sunscreen)

LYRICS

Ladies and Gentlemen of the class of '97. Wear sunscreen. If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it. The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable than my
own meandering experience... I will dispense this advice now

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth; oh, nevermind, you will not understand the power and beauty of your youth until they've faded. But trust me, in 20 years you'll look back at photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now, how much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked. You are NOT as fat as you imagine.

Don't worry about the future; or worry, but know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubblegum. The real toubles in life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind; the kind that blindside you at 4pm on some idle Tuesday

Do one thing everyday that scares you.

Sing.

Don't be reckless with other people's hearts. Don't put up with people who
are reckless with your's.

Floss.

Don't waste your time on jealousy; sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind. The race is long, and in the end, it's only with
yourself.

Remember compliments you receive. Forget the
insults. If you suceed in doing this, tell me how.

Keep your old love letters. Throw away your old bank statements.

Stretch.

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22
what they wanted to do with their lives; some of the most interesting 40 year olds I know still don't.

Get plenty of calcium.

Be kind to your knees, you'll miss them when they're gone.

Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't. Maybe you'll divorce at 40. Maybe you'll dance
the funky chicken on your 75th wedding anniversary. Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much or berate yourself either - your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's.

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can... don't be afraid of it, or what other people think of it... it's the greatest instrument
you'll ever own.

Dance... even if you have nowhere to do it but in your own living room.

Read the directions, even if you don't follow them.

Do NOT read beauty magazines they will only make you feel UGLY.

Brother and sister together we'll make it through. Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there. I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you. And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can.

Get to know your parents, you never know when they might be gone for good. Be nice to your siblings; they're your best link to your past and the people most likely to stick with you in the future

Understand that friends come and go, but for the precious few you should hold on. Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography
and lifestyle because the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young.

Live in New York City once, but leave before it makes you hard. Live in Northern California once, but leave before it makes
you soft.

Travel.

Accept certain inalienable truths. Prices will rise, Politicians will philander, you too will get old. And when you do, you'll
fantasize that when you were young, prices were reasonable, politicians were noble, and children respected their elders.

Respect your elders.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse; but you never know when either one might run out.

Don't mess too much with your hair, or by the time you're 40, it will look 85.

Be careful whose advice you buy, but, be patient with those who supply it. Advice is a form of nostalgia; dispensing it is a way of fishing the past from the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts, and recycling it for more than it's worth.

But trust me on the sunscreen.

Brother and sister together we'll make it through. Someday your spirit will take you and guide you there. I know you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you. And I'll be there just helping you out whenever I can.

Everybody's free. Everybody's free.

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• Baz
• Lurhmann
• Everyone's
• Free
• To
• Wear
• Sunscreen

[constanzawittk]

is this the song?!

[ilike2burnthing]

@constanzawittk yep

[PsycoticRetard]

...the chemicals in sun screen could cause cancer..

[ilike2burnthing]

@PsycoticRetard ...?

[mrmalade]

this version is gay

[ilike2burnthing]

@mrmalade Version?

[FaRsLeYsTrEeTsOvLs28]

this is one of the most amazing songs i have ever heard in my life, its soo strange coz theres not much singing bt its too interesting at the same time. love it.

[yummyinmytummy94]

get to know your parents you'll never know when they'll be gone for good. Wow. That is very deep and 100% true.

[AnyMusicalWillDo]

@mrmalade This is the only version ever made, and it's very inspirational if you listen to it.

[MsJaggerz]

inspirational~

[redbutterfly168]

Great piece! :)) hope i was part of that graduating class when you read it. maybe as early as that time i already prepared myself with LIFE! XD 21 here i goooo!

[1gurel]

is there now version of this without the crap music?

[CyricD]

The irony of this song being... You don't understand it until old enough to wish you understood it when you were young enough for it to be useful.

[raidersrobert]

@jerona He is the one who read the speech to the graduating class!

[Valleydoll2003]

THIS IS THE BEST SONG EVER SO TRUE!!!!

[Beeeeeeaaadle]

@PsycoticRetard 'could' not using sunscreen is a bigger cause. the benifits outweigh the risks :D

[katejungle]

so right...so true...i agree with every word...

[dratsab1980]

Iv always had alot of respect for this song, I was 17 in '97 and we used to listen to this in college, I believed its words then, but understand them now...!