It's Getting Old - Genesis, Yes, Pink Floyd, ELP fan

Original song about generations -- Baby Boomers, Gen Z, Gen X, Millennials, etc. -- and age discrimination. From the "Inside the Box" collection. Written, arranged and performed by Athan (2024)

LYRICS:

I can count still I’m not feeling old. But yet I’m over the hill I am told
You’re 21st Century; can you guess my age?
You’ll see as years go on and on it gets harder to gauge. Are you engaged?

Everyone’s view; they’ve grown smarter than you
Respect your elders but you can be dumb for a long time too
Tell me now, when do you come of age?
As the years go on and on and on it gets harder to turn the page
Just turn that page

JUST KEEP GOING, ACHES AND PAINS ARE GROWING
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND OR ARE YOU JUST ZONING?
QUIT THE MOANING, ALL WE HEAR IS DRONING
WHY ALL THE BEMOANING? THAT’S IMPATIENCE GROANING

We can slum in Starbucks and see
Everyone’s looking older, or is that just me? Is that just me?
They lounge with their signature coffee – they sip and stare
Laptops, cellphones, windows – it’s all just a glare. Are you aware?

CAN YOU KEEP GOING? ACHES AND PAINS ARE SHOWING
HAVE YOU LOST YOUR MIND OR ARE YOU REZONING?
CAN WE QUIT THE MOANING? THE BUZZWARD’S “DRONING”
EVERYONE IS GROANING. IT’S THE AGE SHOWING

You have to know it’ll never be the same (Are we the same?)
You can’t point fingers, no one’s really to blame (Who do you blame?)
After all, just look what we became (What “that” became)
Is it getting old? Wouldn’t that be a shame? (Is that a shame?)

I can count, addition’s getting old. Am I over the hill? That’s what I’m told
It’s getting old … it’s getting old … it’s getting old …
I’m feeling kinda dirty … ’cause I’m not even 30 … It’s getting old …
It’s getting old … Getting old …