(G. Bonds, L. Anderson) Bonds Anderson Music (BMI)
VERSE 1:
YOU GOTTA GET UP PRETTY EARLY IN THE MORNING, BABY
IF YOU THINK YOU CAN JUST UP AND OUT-SLICK ME
âCAUSE IâVE BEEN FOOLED BY THE BEST
BSâED BY THE REST
IâVE TRIED EVERYTHING THERE IS IN LIFE FROM A TO Z
IâVE DINED WITH FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES
SLEPT WITH GIRLS OF ALL RACES
GOTTEN DOWN WITH THE BROTHERS IN THE BOWERY
AND THEY ALL TAUGHT ME ONE THING
THEREâS NO SUCH THING AS A SURE THING
LIFE AS WE KNOW IT, HAS NO GUARANTEES
TURNAROUND:
IâVE BEEN IN THE BATTLES
TAKEN MY LICKS
HAD LOTS OF PARTIES
HAD ALL THE KICKS
IâM NOT OFTEN WELL
BUT, I AINâT NEVER BEEN SICK
CHORUS:
SO, YOU CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
VERSE 2:
PEOPLE TALK AND MAKE PROMISES âBOUT THIS AND THAT
BUT ACTIONâS THE ONLY THING THAT EXCITES ME
ALL THOSE PROMISES THEYâRE MAKING
IâD BE CRAZY IF I TAKE âEM
I KEEP THEM STORED UP IN MY MEMORY
IâM JUST LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE SOCIETY
AND WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND DO
NO LONGER INTEREST ME
IâM JUST LIVING OUT MY DAYS
SET IN MY WAYS
LIVING FOR MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY
TURNAROUND:
WELL, IâVE LIVED IN THE CITY
BUT, I AINâT WHAT YOU CALL SLICK
GREW UP IN THE COUNTRY
BUT, DONâT CALL ME NO HICK
IâVE BEEN THROUGH THE THIN
AND IâVE BEEN THROUGH THE THICK
CHORUS:
SO, YOU CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
*SOLO
TURNAROUND:
WELL, IâVE BEEN IN THE BATTLES
TAKEN MY LICKS
HAD LOTS OF PARTIES
HAD ALL THE KICKS
IâM NOT OFTEN WELL
BUT, I AINâT NEVER BEEN SICK
CHORUS:
NO, YOU CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
BREAKDOWN:
SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW THINGS SHOULD BE
THEYâVE ALL GOT THEIR STORIES THEY CANâT WAIT TO TELL
IâVE GOT MY OWN WAY OF BEING WHO I WANNA BE
I CANâT LIVE MY LIFE FOR NO ONE ELSE
I KEEP MY MIND WIDE OPEN
TO WHAT YOU GOTTA SAY
I AINâT ALWAYS RIGHT
BUT, I KNOW WHEN YOUâRE WRONG
âCAUSE IâVE BEEN DOING THIS TOO DOGGONE LONG
YOU CAN SING IT IF YOU WANNA
BUT, ITâS STILL MY DOGGONE SONG
TAG ON OUT:
NO, YOU CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
CANâT TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
