I strayed
From the ever changing crowds of time
Wresting me of strength to come to terms with myself

I’m losing touch.
There’s friction between me and the world
Before I cease to comprehend what’s only reasonable

Ensnared by the comfort of the battered but soft sofa
Someone’s ringing the doorbell but I pretend not to notice

Old guy, old guy. I’ve become an old guy
That’s why I gotta update, update. Wanna grow old gracefully
Old guy, old guy. Becoming even older tomorrow
I want to be someone that can learn from the moment, from the future

My brain will eventually wither away
Probably stubborn and rigid until the day I’m cremated
Excuses filled with too much punctuation

Floats vacantly in the air as it spits and
Locks up diversity born from a transitioning stage

Old guy, old guy. I’ve become an old guy
That’s why I gotta update, update. Wanna grow old gracefully
Old guy, old guy. Becoming even older in a few years
I want to be someone that can learn from you and me

Growing bitter about values held by the young
What used to be the baseline in our times
We need to put a lid on them and bury them in the past
A heartfelt time capsule

Old guy, old guy. I’ve become an old guy
That’s why I gotta update, update. Wanna grow old gracefully
Want to be someone that even my really young colleagues will like
Want to die, mourned by as many people as possible

Old guy, old guy. I’ve become an old guy
That’s why I gotta update, update. Wanna grow old gracefully
Old guy, old guy. Becoming even older tomorrow
I want to be someone that can learn from the present and the future

変わっていく
時代の人波にはぐれてしまって
自分と向き合う力は衰えた

ズレていく
世間との軋轢が生じてしまって
当たり前のこと解らなくなる前に

くたびれた柔らかいソファの座り心地に囚われて
誰かが鳴らしてるインターホンに気づかないフリして

おっさんおっさん僕はもうおっさんになった
だからこそ更新更新素敵に歳をとりたい
おっさんおっさん明日はもっとおっさん
今を未来を学べる人になりたい

枯れていく
僕のこの脳はいずれ灼かれるときまで
カチコチに固まったままなんだろう

句読点過多の言い訳は唾を飛ばしてぼんやり宙に舞い
過渡期ゆえの多様性に鍵をかけてしまう

おっさんおっさん僕はもうおっさんになった
だからこそ更新更新素敵に歳をとりたい
おっさんおっさん数年後はもっとおっさん
僕をあなたを学べる人になりたい

若い子の価値観を恨んだとて
もはや僕らの時代のスタンダードは
蓋をしてあの日に埋めていこう
心を込めたタイムカプセル

おっさんおっさん僕はもうおっさんになった
だからこそ更新更新素敵に歳をとりたい
めっちゃ年下の後輩とかにも好かれるようなひとでいたい
なるべく多くの関係者たちに惜しまれながら死にたい

おっさんおっさん僕はもうおっさんになった
だからこそ更新更新素敵に歳をとりたい
おっさんおっさん明日はもっとおっさん
今を未来を学べる人になりたい