2013 - The Wire

Time is ticking, ticking, ticking; counting down right to the wire Made a list and I am sticking to it as my last desire Started keeping track of everything to do from age of ten Numb'ring now into the thousands, things to do and things back then Should I visit Argentina? Haven't but it's on the list Way too many paths await me, what if there is one I've missed? Grocery shopping, Christmas shopping, easy things, it's one and done But the hard ones, world travel, one more trip around the sun Turning sixty ain't a picnic, getting older slows me down Now it seems it's quite an effort just to make a trip to town I'm still young, comparatively. Never say I cannot do All the things I've written down and everything I've wanted to. For example, there's a yen, an itch that I have yet to scratch I would like to spend some time to find an elephant to catch Wouldn't kill it, wouldn't harm it, like to have it as my friend These are crazy things I've pondered, as my life has reached this end I know I have many years ahead of me as I look on But I also know I'm failing to make good before I'm gone List now numbers even three grand, many I mark to repeat Best I get right up and do it. Can't move on while in my seat.