ON TURNING 68

I should be in Portugal, but I ain't.

I should be in Argentina, but I ain't.

I should be in California, but I ain't.

I should be eating cabrito in Matamoros, but I ain't.

I should be drinking less, but I ain't.

I should be smoking less, but I ain't.

I should be hitting less joints, but I ain't

I should be taking less Xanax, but I ain't,

I should be spending more time with my mother, but I ain't.

I should be spending more time with my sons, but I ain't.

I should be spending more time with her, but I ain't.

I should be spending more time with my psychologist, but I ain't.

I should be exercising, but I ain't.

I should be doing yoga, but I ain't.

I should be smacking tennis balls, but I ain't.

I should be jogging, but I ain't.

I should be writing more, but I ain't.

I should be singing more, but I ain't.

I should be picking my guitar more, but I ain't.

I should be blowing on my harmonica more, but I ain't.

I should be optimistic, but I ain't.

I should be enthusiastic, but I ain't.

I should be energized, but I ain't.

I should be motivated, but I ain't.

I should be employed, but I ain't.

I should be earning an extra $30,000 a year, but I ain't.

I should be teaching in a private school, but I ain't.

I should be rising early each morning, but I ain't.

I should be happy, but I ain't.

I should be content, but I ain't.

I should be honest, but I ain't.

I should be forgiving, but I ain't.

I should be practicing Zen, but I ain't.

I should be praying in the cathedral, but I ain't

I should be contemplating the sky, but I ain't.

I should be strolling along the beach, but I ain't.

I should be an eagle, but I ain't.

I should be a tiger, but I ain't.

I should be a towering redwood, but I ain't.

I should be a snow-capped peak, but I ain't.