From the recording Ride the Pony (tell the story)
My daddy died young, so I thought I would, too. Life's full of surprises.
Lyrics
I once thought I would burn like a rocket
Like a comet I'd be here, then I'd be gone
All alone without a penny In my pocket
Young and wild on the road all alone
But there's still too much
Good whiskey in the bottle
And so many songs I haven't sung
So I've got this old truck
Going full throttle
Now that I'm too old
To die young
There's nothing wrong With being twenty and skinny
Looking good Without a damned thing to say
But what ever your size is
Life's full of surprises
Even when you're getting wide and getting grey
'Cause there's still too much good whiskey in the bottle
And so many songs I haven't sung
So I've got this old truck going full throttle
Now that I'm too old
To die young