"The Curse Of Growing Old" lyrics

I watched my father put his father in the ground
Without a single solitary tear falling down
On the car ride home I remember asking why
He said, "It's simple, son, you're born, you live a little, then you die"
Crying ain't gonna bring them back, it's just a waste of time

My grandmother made it all the way to 93
She saw countless war, electric cars and color TV
But then I start to think about all the family and friends
She lost, and how lonely it must have been there at the end
And that's one race to the finish, I'm betting no one wants to win

And the curse of growing old
Is watching everything you love and know
Bloom, die and fade away
The only thing more terrifying
Than coming face to face with dying
Is learning there's a price we all must pay for another day

So the only time I ever saw my father cry
Daytona 01, the day that Senior died
It's safe to say that was the day that he finally saw
That no star burns forever, eventually they must fall
Raise hell, praise Dale, death is coming for us all

And the curse of growing old
Is watching everything you love and know
Bloom, die and fade away
The only thing more terrifying
Than coming face to face with dying
Is learning there's a price we all must pay for another day
That price is change
Unavoidable change