Half a Hundred Years

I've missed a lot of things I know I've missed you once again
You've asked me where I've been my friend well I've, Been around the bend
And Back again and here again I've missed you friend I fear
It's just that I've been on the road for half a hundred years
The hills and dales tell many tales, I've heard them all my friend
With Willie we've been back and forth, The road it never ends
From Bakersfield like Buck and Merle we've lived the hungry years
I tell ya friends I've seen a lot in half a hundred years

Five times ten or ten times five times two makes quite a sum
Half of that makes fifty years boys it's been quite a run
So start the jam roll one up and ice another beer
I'll tip my hat and raise a toast to half a hundred years
It might seem long don't get me wrong most y'all would agree
But fashions change, they change the game and then the locks don't fit the key
There's nothing to be feared my friend no need to shed a tear
It's just I never thought I'd last a half a hundred years

I've watched the same sun burn the sand and melt the mountain snow
I've sailed the seas and felt the breeze only sailors know
I've played for kings seen many things, that often bring a tear
You'll see a lot if you hang around for half a hundred years
Five times ten or ten times five times two makes quite a sum
Half of that makes fifty years boys it's been quite a run
So start the jam roll one up and ice another beer
I tip my hat and raise a toast to half a hundred years