Better Than the Alternative

Well I was 23 and a woman told me son
When you get old you can no longer run
So let me tell you boy and I swear that it's the truth
Life ain't worth living when you haven't got your youth
Don't ever get old, that's the advice that I give
I told her thank you ma'am
But it's better than the alternative
Mmm hmmm

Some friends say to me, it's not good to live alone
You ought to find someone else so you're not there on your own
Well I already tried, more than once don't you see
And I found that kinda living's no, it's not for me
You can be lonely when you're not alone, and that's how some choose to live
But I'll keep company with myself
It's better than the alternative

Mmm hmmm

Life isn't always one thing
Sometimes it's the other
You don't always get all the things
On your list of 'druthers
Sometimes you gotta make choices
When you have the choice, choose your life to live
And this is my word of advice
It's better than the alternative

Yeah
Better than the alternative
Oh yeah
Its better than the alternative