The Ballad of an Ageing Romeo Lyrics

Happy Birthday, babe

I guess by now you know I'm gone

It's always easier for me

When I cut ties and run

When you were fresh-faced and fearless

Thought it might go a different way

But you have gotten older

And you turned out all the same

Age is just a number

And now your number's 25

So it's time

To say goodbye

Happy Birthday, babe

You know I used to know your mom

It's been a literal lifetime

But my god, have you grown up

When I see your face

I see you're wise beyond your years

And you know you deserve much better

Than those loser boys round here

Age is just a number

And now your number is 18

You're fair game

And you belong to me

Age is just a number

And yours is up, to 25

So it's time

To say goodbye

Her first birthday, babe

She's been a year now in this world

And far too young to know

What lies ahead for her, sweet girl

A life so full of promise

Endless possibilities

Like in a couple' decades

She could say her ex is me

Age is just a number

And when mine's 75

Maybe we'll have this same talk

About her new-born child

Age is just a number

At least when it come to me

And when it comes to girls

Within their first quarter-century

Age is just a number

With this line I must keep on

Or else see

What I've become