Ladies and gentlemen of the class of 2007, sunscreen If I could offer you one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it The term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis reliable my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now
Enjoy the power and of your youth, oh, never mind You will never the power And the beauty of your youth they've faded But me, in twenty years You will look back at of yourself
And in a way you can't grasp now How much possibility lay you And how fabulous you looked You are not as fat as you
Don't worry about the future or worry that that worrying Is as affective as trying to solve an equation By chewing gum The troubles in your life are apt to be things That never crossed your mind The kind blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday
Do one thing every day scares you, sing Don't be reckless with other hearts put up with people who are reckless with yours, floss Don't your time on jealousy Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're The race is long and in the end, it's with yourself
Remember compliments you receive, forget the If you succeed in this, tell me how Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements, Don't feel guilty if you don't know what to do with life
The most people I know know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives Some of the interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't Get plenty of Be kind to knees, you'll miss when they're gone
Maybe you'll marry, maybe you Maybe you'll have children, you won't Maybe you'll at 40, maybe you'll dance the "Funky Chicken" On your wedding anniversary Whatever you do, don't yourself too much Or yourself either Your choices are chance, so are everybody else's
Enjoy your body, use it way you can Don't be afraid of it or other people think of it It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own, Even if you have nowhere to do it but own living room the directions even if you don't follow them Do not read beauty magazines, will only make you feel ugly
Brother and sister together will make it a spirit will take you and guide you there I know you've been hurting, but been waiting to be there for you And I'll be there just helping you out, I can
Get to know your parents, you never know when be gone for good Be nice to siblings, they are your best link to your past And the people likely to stick with you in the future Understand that friends and go But a precious few, who hold on
hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle For as the older you get, the more you the people You when you were young Live in New York City once, but leave before it you hard Live in northern California once, but leave before it makes you
Travel, accept certain truths Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you too get old And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you young Prices were reasonable, politicians noble And children their elders
your elders, don't expect anyone else to support you Maybe you a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse But you'll never know either one will run out Don't mess too much with your hair or by the you're forty It look eighty-five Be careful advice you buy, but be patient with those who supply it
Advice is a form of nostalgia, it is a way of Wishing the past from the disposal, it off Painting over the ugly parts and recycling for more than worth But me on the sunscreen
Brother and together will make it through, oh yeah Someday a spirit will you and guide you there I you've been hurting, but I've been waiting to be there for you And I'll be just helping you out, whenever I can
Everybody's free, oh yeah, everybody's free, oh yeah, oh, to feel