"The Man Upstairs" lyrics
I'm farther away from 30 than I am from 50
Never thought I'd say it, but I think I'm fine with that
And I'm farther away from chasing around
Every dream I ever tried to run down
And getting quite all right, with just right where I'm at
Yeah, that old whip-poor-will's been whistling
The Lord's been talking and I've been listening
And there's some youngins that I've been missing
And there's some holes that I ain't been fishing
And you realize you ain't the man you ever was
When getting on up in age does what it does
There's some cracks in the rearview mirror
But now I see things a little clearer
I better make a little time before I turn to dust
I've gotten farther from the bottom than I've been in quite a few years
And closer to the man upstairs
I'm farther away from stumbling than I am from sober
It's been an uphill climb, just like I knew it would
And I'm farther away from losing
Everything that ever made me happy
Now I ain't been perfect, but lately I'm doing pretty good
Yeah, that old whip-poor-will's been whistling
The good Lord's talking and I've been listening
And there's a woman that I've been missing
And there's some holes that I ain't been fishing
And you realize you ain't the man you ever was
When getting on up in age does what it does
There's some cracks in the rearview mirror
But now I see things a little clearer
I better make a little time before I turn to dust
I've gotten farther from the bottom than I've been in quite a few years
And closer to the man upstairs
Life and love, it gets better to you
When you trade in them hellyeahs for hallelujahs
And you realize you ain't the man you ever was
When getting on up in age does what it does
There's some cracks in the rearview mirror
But now I see things a little clearer
I better make a little time before I turn to dust
I've gotten farther from the bottom than I've been in quite a few years
And closer to the man upstairs
Oh, the man upstairs
Never thought I'd say it, but I think I'm fine with that
And I'm farther away from chasing around
Every dream I ever tried to run down
And getting quite all right, with just right where I'm at
Yeah, that old whip-poor-will's been whistling
The Lord's been talking and I've been listening
And there's some youngins that I've been missing
And there's some holes that I ain't been fishing
And you realize you ain't the man you ever was
When getting on up in age does what it does
There's some cracks in the rearview mirror
But now I see things a little clearer
I better make a little time before I turn to dust
I've gotten farther from the bottom than I've been in quite a few years
And closer to the man upstairs
I'm farther away from stumbling than I am from sober
It's been an uphill climb, just like I knew it would
And I'm farther away from losing
Everything that ever made me happy
Now I ain't been perfect, but lately I'm doing pretty good
Yeah, that old whip-poor-will's been whistling
The good Lord's talking and I've been listening
And there's a woman that I've been missing
And there's some holes that I ain't been fishing
And you realize you ain't the man you ever was
When getting on up in age does what it does
There's some cracks in the rearview mirror
But now I see things a little clearer
I better make a little time before I turn to dust
I've gotten farther from the bottom than I've been in quite a few years
And closer to the man upstairs
Life and love, it gets better to you
When you trade in them hellyeahs for hallelujahs
And you realize you ain't the man you ever was
When getting on up in age does what it does
There's some cracks in the rearview mirror
But now I see things a little clearer
I better make a little time before I turn to dust
I've gotten farther from the bottom than I've been in quite a few years
And closer to the man upstairs
Oh, the man upstairs
