[Verse]

[Instrumental – electric piano + funky bass groove, 8 bars]

[Verse 1]

City lights are glowing bright,

Through the window, passing signs.

Forty years, but I still feel young,

Life has only just begun.

[Pre-Chorus]

Every heartbeat keeps the time,

Moving forward, feeling fine.

Sweetest mole, I laugh, I sing,

Age is just a little thing.

[Chorus]

I’m a young forty, dancing through the night,

Coffee in my hand, and the future shining bright.

No peanut needed, I’ve got melody,

Living every moment, young at forty, free.

[Verse 2]

Morning sun will rise again,

Pages turn, but dreams remain.

Every wrinkle tells a tale,

But my soul will never pale.

[Pre-Chorus]

Every step I take in stride,

With the city by my side.

Sweetest mole, a heart that glows,

Time just makes the rhythm grow.

[Chorus]

I’m a young forty, dancing through the night,

Coffee in my hand, and the future shining bright.

No peanut needed, I’ve got melody,

Living every moment, young at forty, free.

[Bridge]

Neon skies above me,

Memories behind me.

I don’t fear tomorrow,

Love will always guide me.

[Final Chorus – bigger, with sax solo ad-libs]

I’m a young forty, shining in the night,

Sweet mole forever, and it’s gonna be all right.

No peanut needed, I’ve got harmony,

Living every moment, young at forty, free.Young at forty… sweet as can be…

Young at forty… forever free…