Old Enough to Make Mistakes
Skunk Jugglers
Clever · Affectionately Sarcastic · Tech Challenges
#VERSE
I hear you in the next room
Singing your own song
Or did you just write a prompt
And now you’re singing along
And somehow the cloud
Knows you better than me
You’re chanting with the chorus
With the voice of ecstasy
#PRE-CHORUS
And it’s a big bold sound
A big bold sound
Let’s hope the neighbors aren’t around
Take a breath and pump the brakes
#CHORUS
You’re old enough to make mistakes
Old enough to make mistakes
Sucking gin and tonic with your Hostess cakes
Old enough to make mistakes
#VERSE
It’s a roller coaster world
For a nauseous grandpa
Your rant-length replies
Have left both your thumbs raw
Arguing online
About your latest outrage
We say, “You’re replying to bots”
But you still take the bait
#PRE-CHORUS
And it’s a hard-wired rant
A hard-wired rant
We say, “Stop!” but you can’t
So, you release your hissing snakes
#CHORUS
You’re old enough to make mistakes
Old enough to make mistakes
Mixing real gin and tonic in a world of pure fakes
Old enough to make mistakes
#BRIDGE
You stumble in the mud
With old debate-club tricks
Every sentence that you write
Your AI footman tries to fix
You’d love to hold the sunrise
But it escapes from your grip
Face the fact
We’re all going down
Face the fact
We’re all going down
Dad, the world you knew
It’s no longer around
#INSTRUMENTAL
#VERSE
You suspect my kids are right
You catch the drift that you’re wrong
But I still hear you singing
That cloud-composed song
#PRE-CHORUS
And it’s a big bold sound
A big bold sound
You love this world you’ve found
Aw, pull your foot off the brake
#CHORUS
You’re old enough to make mistakes
Old enough to make mistakes
Sucking gin and tonic with your Hostess cakes
Old enough to make mistakes
#CHORUS
You’re old enough to make mistakes
Old enough to make mistakes
Mixing real gin and tonic in a world of pure fakes
Old enough to make mistakes
#OUTRO
No need to blame yourself
Every time the ground shakes
You’re old enough to make mistakes
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