I first heard this in 1970, when I was 15 and the lyrics hit me right between the emotions. Is this what life had in store for me? Poor job choice, Marriage, Old age, Misery and Death? Or was it was veiled warning to today’s teens to sort their lives out while they’re young or life would sort them out mercilessly. 62 years on and yes! I did make some of those mistakes. But now, as a pensioner, my determination to make sure I had a retirement of relative comfort and security has come to fruition. The alternative is something I’m very conscious of.
I first heard this in 1970, when I was 15 and the lyrics hit me right between the emotions. Is this what life had in store for me? Poor job choice, Marriage, Old age, Misery and Death? Or was it was veiled warning to today’s teens to sort their lives out while they’re young or life would sort them out mercilessly. 62 years on and yes! I did make some of those mistakes. But now, as a pensioner, my determination to make sure I had a retirement of relative comfort and security has come to fruition. The alternative is something I’m very conscious of.