A Tribute to the Middle-Aged Bear

Lyrics © Naomi Rivkis; \ttto ``A Talk with the Middle-Sized Bear'' by Steve Savitzky


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You've h ad a rough j ourney; y our flight was del ayed
C G
There's a cr amp in your legs and an ache in your h ead
C F C Am
And you l ong to be b ack in your  own cozy b ed.
Dm G
But he's g ot his guitar and he wants you to pl ay.
C Am
Your p oint that it's midnight will f all on deaf ears--
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He's p uppy-dog eager  and d evil-may-c are.
C* F Am
He h asn't slept much in the l ast several y ears;
F G Csus2 G C
So stay  up with the M id dle-A ged  Bear.
C Am
For the M iddle-Aged Bear is a creature most r are
C G
He's l osing his memory and some of his h air
C F
But th ere's half of Bob Dylan he'll pl ay if you dare
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Hang aro und with the M iddle- Aged B ear.
C F C Am
He's  clumsy, forg etful, il l-tempered, and s hy;
C G
His b eard it has grown till it brushes his  shoes
C F C Am
I'd  warn you he g rowls, but I  don't think that's  news
Dm G
But he'll  shift into whimsy in the blink of an  eye.
C Am
He  says he's not clever, and s ometimes he's right.
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Somet imes he drifts off  and forg ets that you're  there,
C* F Am
But his  puns will get worse when it's  later at  night
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So watch  out for the  Mi ddle-A ged  Bear.
C Am
For the M iddle-Aged Bear is a creature most r are
C G
If you  think he's half crazy, you're one of a  pair.
C F
He'll  blithely admit it and  doesn't much care,
G F G C
So you're  stuck with the  Middle-A ged be ar.

C F C Am
There's a r ant in his j ournal on  subjects arc ane
C G
Though the p eople who know say he's probably wron g;
C F C Am
But on g ood days he s till writes a h ell of a s ong,
Dm G
And  what he can't play he can probably f eign.
C Am
He'll  send you a letter; he  can't stand the phone
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He's c onvinced it'll j ump him f rom out of thin a ir
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He's f ond of your company but e asier al one
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It makes  sense to the  Mi ddle-A ged  Bear.
C Am
For the M iddle-Aged Bear is a creature most r are
C G
His sp ectacles accent his nearsighted st are.
C F
Though he t hinks we don't love him, we're g lad that he's there--
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Raise a  glass to our M iddle- Aged B ear.