Hello Forty. Let's talk!

Hello Forty, I'm Diane!

How kind of you to show

I think we'll get alone just fine,

though there are things you need to know...

I don't plan to slow down

because you know that I couldn't

I'll never stop dancing

or forget things I shouldn't

My old friends, the Thirties,

gave me dignity and grace

but I could have done without

these little lines left on my face

They are still quite manageable

and I can deal with them fine

but don't get any bright ideas

about leaving your own behind!

I often get these cricks

in my shoulders and my neck

Sometimes my right knee's weak

But I can keep all this in check!

So don't ever try to get me down

or put my back against a wall

Just keep your wrinkles to yo'self

and you and me? We'll have a ball!