(feat George Jones)

(Cindy Walker, James Robert Wills)

Don't be ashamed of your age
Don't let the years get you down
That old gang you knew
They still think of you
As a rounder in your old hometown

Don't mind the grey in your hair
Just think of all the fun you've had
Puttin' it there
As for that old book of time
You've never skipped a page
So don't be ashamed of your age, brother
Don't be ashamed of your age

Listen, Mr Smith, Mr Brown,
Don't let your age get you down
Life ain't begun
Until you're 40, son
That's when you really start to go to town4

Don't wish that you were a lad
Why, boy, you've lost more gals
Than they've ever had
And, listen, you've graduated
From that ol' sucker stage,
So don't be ashamed of your age, brother
Don't be ashamed of your age