Alan Jackson - The Older I Get

Long time reader and friend in real life libertyman emails to point out that Alan Jackson has a new album. 

Released last month, it's Jackson's first album in 7 years.  It also marks a milestone: Jackson has released albums in five successive decades ('80s - '20s).  I don't know if that's a record, but I don't know that it isn't.

Jackson needs no introduction unless you don't follow country music, but he's sold 75 million albums, received 2 Grammys and more CMA and ACM awards than you can shake a stick at.  He's been a perennial favorite of people who like the traditional country sound - both The Queen Of The World and I have listened to him for (mumble) decades.  Since I'm still in my prime, I plan to follow his music for more decades.

Quite frankly, it's nice to see this album.  I confess that I'm not a fan of the new Nashville Country Pop that fills the airwaves these days.  Jackson's new album is country music comfort food.

The Older I Get (Songwriters: Adam Wright, Sarah Turner, Hailey Whitters)

The older I get
The more I think
You only get a minute
Better live while you're in it
'Cause it's gone in a blink

And the older I get
The truer it is
It's the people you love
Not the money and stuff
That makes you rich

And if they found a fountain of youth
I wouldn't drink a drop
And that's the truth
Funny how it feels I'm just gettin' to
My best years yet

The older I get
The fewer friends I have
But you don't need a lot
When the ones that you've got
Have always got your back

And the older I get
The better I am
At knowing when to give
And when to just not give a damn

And if they found a fountain of youth
I wouldn't drink a drop
And that's the truth
Funny how it feels I'm just gettin' to
My best years yet
The older I get

And I don't mind all the lines
From all the times
I've laughed and cried
Souvenirs and little signs
Of the life I've lived

The older I get
The longer I pray
I don't know why
I guess that I've got more to say
And the older I get
The more thankful I feel
For the life I've had
And all the life I'm living still

libertyman, thanks for pointing this song out.