My Gen X Playlist: Forever Young – Alphaville

Even though I understand what being a kid at heart is, for some reason I was having difficulty describing it. So naturally, I did a quick search.

Being a kid at heart is not a question of age, but more so a question of spirit. You can be a child by enjoying small things and being happy with almost anything.

Don’t mistake “being a kid at heart” for immaturity. As adults, we learn to become more mature and responsible individuals. Ironically, I believe one of the biggest signs of maturity is choosing to be a kid at heart.

– EliteDaily

Yes, it’s about spirit. I have a good friend who is a kid at heart. His spirit is infectious. I always like his energy when I’m around him. He has a big smile and is genuinely happy. He should teach a master class on this.

Last night we went to a friend’s house to enjoy Halloween. They set up a fire pit on their front patio and we enjoyed passing out Halloween candy. It was fun seeing the joy on the faces of the neighborhood kids. I would say that at least half the kids that came by were in high school, but the smiles were the same. What was even more notable was the spirit of the adults. My friend’s front yard was filled with decorations, big and small, with a mix of sights and sounds. He laughed and said no neighbor would beat him on volume. He even spent time building elaborate spooky props from scratch. I watched as his wife joyfully filled each kid’s bags with Halloween candy. She was excited at every costume and loved chatting with each kid, big and small. Neighbors stopped by to join and marvel at the decorations, sit by the fire and enjoy the season. The adults had the same smiles. So, spirit. Yeah, I get it.

Alphaville came out with Forever Young in 1984. Interesting enough, the song was influenced by the fear caused by the Cold War, but goes on to have us embrace our youthful spirt.

 . . . the song is asking us to never give up on our youthful spirit. That we should enjoy life, dance in style, and watch the skies while we still can. The song is asking us to live in the moment and to not take ourselves too seriously.

– OldTimeMusic

I may have lost a step in the kid at heart category. That doesn’t mean it’s too late to try to get some of that back. It seems this blog is filling up my to do list. I’m not complaining. Not a bad thing at all.

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Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
Hoping for the best but expecting the worst
Are you gonna drop the bomb or not?

Let us die young or let us live forever
We don't have the power but we never say never
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
The music's for the sad men

Can you imagine when this race is won
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
The music's played by the, the mad men

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever?
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever? Forever young

Some are like water, some are like the heat
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Sooner or later, they all will be gone
Why don't they stay young?

It's so hard to get old without a cause
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
And diamonds are forever

So many adventures couldn't happen today
So many songs we forgot to play
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
We let them come true

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever?
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever, forever and ever?

Forever young, I want to be forever young
Do you really want to live forever?