Listen young people I'm 74nAnd I plan to live 60 or 70 morenYeah I've been all around I've done a few thingsnAnd I spent a few nights on the floor, oh!nnDid everything wrong but I never got caughtnSo of course I would do it all over againnI surprised many people who'd written me offnYears ago now they're way undergroundnnNobody asked me but here's my advicenTo a young man or woman who's living this lifenIn a world gone to hell where nobody's safenDo not go quietly unto your gravenDo not go quietly unto your gravennLearned a few tricks and I'll learn a few morenAnd I got enough bullets to fight a small warnNobody asked me so here's my advicenTo a young man or woman who's living this lifenIn a world gone to hell where nobody's safennDo not go quietly unto your gravenDo not go quietly unto your gravenDo not go quietly unto your gravenDo not go quietly unto your grave