Still Gonna Die - The Old Dogs

"Still Gonna Die" written by Shel Silverstein. Recorded by the Old Dogs (Waylon Jennings, Mel Tillis, Bobby Bare and Jerry Reed) on the 1998 album "old Dogs Vol. 2"...lrics...

So you're takin' better care of your body ,
Becoming more aware of your body.
Responding to your body's needs.
Everything you hear and read about
Diets and nutrition and sleeping positions
and detoxifying your system and buying machines
that they advertise to help you exercise.

Herbs to revitalize you if you're traumatized.
Soaps that will sanitize.
Sprays to deodorize.
Liquid to neutralize acids and pesticides.
Free weights to maximize your strength and muscle size.
Shots that will immunize.
Pills to re-energize you.
But remember, that for all your pain and gain
Eventually, the story ends the same...

You can quit smokin', but you're still gonna die.
Cut out cokin', but you're still gonna die.
Eliminate everything fatty or fried,
And you get real healthy, but you're still gonna die.

Stop drinkin' booze, you're still gonna die.
Stay away from Kools, you're still gonna die.
You can cut out coffee and never get high,
But you're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.

You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
You can even give aerobics one more try,
But when the music stops playin', you're still gonna die.

Put seat belts in your car, you're still gonna die.
Cut nicotine and tar, you're still gonna die.
You can exercise that cellulite off-a your thighs.
Get slimmer and trimmer, but you're still gonna die.

Stop gettin' a tan, you're still gonna die.
You can eat a lot of oat bran but you're still gonna die
You can search for UFO's up in the sky
They might fly you to Mars where you're still gonna die.

You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
And all the Reeboks and Nikes and Adidas you buy
You can jog up to Heaven and you're still gonna die.

Drink ginseng tonics, you're still gonna die.
Try high colonics, you're still gonna die.
You can have yourself frozen, suspended in time,
But when they do thaw you out, you're still gonna die.

You can have safe sex, you're still gonna die.
You can switch to Crest but you're still gonna die.
You can get rid of stress, get a lot of rest,
Get an AIDS test, enroll in EST,
Move out west where it's sunny and dry
And you'll live to be a hundred but you're still gonna die.

You're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
Still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.
So you'd better have some fun 'Fore you say bye-bye,
'Cause you're still gonna, still gonna, still gonna die.

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Still
• Gonna
• Die

[yvwic50]

RIP Shel and Jerry who had a LOT of fun before they said bye-bye!

[katson6]

@yvwic50 Just like to add Waylon to that list......All three are missed terribly but we have these little gems left to remind us of how wonderful, funny and good natured they were

[Bogframe]

BTW, it's not "Stay away from Kools, you're still gonna die.", it's "Stay away from cooze." ;)

[katson6]

@Bogframe goshh, I hope you are kidding......lol

[supertdude213]

This song is so dark and funny all at once, it makes me laugh whenever I hear it.

[katson6]

@supertdude213 "DITTO"

[Bogframe]

Thank you for being one of the very few who thought of putting The Old Dogs on YouTube!

[skeeternash]

This sounds sped-up to me!

[rtill725568]

THIS IS FUNNY AND TRUE !!!!

[Bogframe]

@katson6 Nope, I'm old enough to remember that being a euphanism for p*ssy! ;)

[katson6]

@Bogframe You're welcome and thanks for listening to them