Lyrics

The Fountain of Youth

1st Verse:
If only we could hang on…
hang on to all the things long since gone.
If only youth spanned the years sixteen to sixty…
if only youth was still with me.
No saggy skin…
no wrinkles….
no aches and pains….
no foggy brains.
Hair still there….
muscles taught…..all those things that can’t be bought.
If only….


1st Chorus:
The fountain of youth….
not a fantasy….
yes it is…
want proof…
just look around…it’s plain to see.
The fountain of youth….
we search but we’ll never find….
youth is something we all leave behind.
Goodbye youth…
hello slow decline….
we all catch up to father time.

2nd Verse:
From the cradle to the grave…
we slowly decline as we age.
From new born….
we all weather the storm.
Adolescence …
to mid-life.
Mid-life to old age…
we all weather the storm….
from the cradle to the grave.

2nd Chorus:
Goodbye youth….
hello slow decline….
we all catch up to father time.

3rd Verse & 3rd Chorus:
We can’t change it…
we can’t rearrange it….
every day we turn the page….
every day….from the cradle to the grave.
The fountain of youth….
not a fantasy….
yes it is…
want proof…
just look around…it’s plain to see.
The fountain of youth….
we search but we’ll never find….
youth is something we all leave behind.
Goodbye youth…
hello slow decline….
we all catch up to father time.
Goodbye youth….
hello slow decline….
we all catch up to father time.

© David McMullen 2026.