From the recording I'm Not Going Away
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I’m not . . . yet.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><strong>© 1997 Steven E. Cutts (ASCAP)</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><strong>recorded March 5, 2000</strong> at Bias Studios (recorded and mixed by Jim Robeson)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"><em>On All Alone . . . But Hardly On My Own </em>(available for purchase at iTunes, <em>et al.)</em></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Steve, </span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">lead vocal</em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Paul Bell, </span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">electric guitars</em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">John Lewis, </span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">electric bass</em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Robbie Magruder, </span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">drums</em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Bill Starks, </span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">piano & organ</em></li>
<li><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">The MoMe Squad, </span><em style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">horns </em><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">(arranged by Jim Robeson)</span></li>
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Lyrics
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't turn down the volume; I've got something to say!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't bring down the curtain while I'm still on the stage!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't bring up the house lights; make the audience stay!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't give me that signal that my time has expired; I'm not going away!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">It seems that the word on the streets is that I've gotten older than old;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">But as far as I'm concerned, I'm just about as good as gold. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I haven't bit the dust; I haven't bought the farm;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I haven't breathed my last; the body is still warm!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't you dare say that I'm passé; I'm not going away!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't turn down the volume; I've got something to say!<strong>. . .</strong></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Now I've got to admit I may have lost a step or two;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">And I don't exactly have that bright-eyed look of youth.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I need a nap after lunch; I can't party until dawn.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I may be slowly rusting out, but I'm still hanging on.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I may be long in the tooth; I may be past my prime;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">But there's a lot I still can do (if you give me extra time.)</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I'm anything but déclassé; I'm not going away!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;"> </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">No, I haven't lost my marbles; I can still see fine;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">And you can still send me in when the game's on the line.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">‘Cause I can still kick some butt; I can make the fur fly;</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">I can still charm the ladies; got a gleam in my eye!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Just let me straighten my toupee; I'm not going away!</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif; font-size: small;">Don't tell me that I'm old and gray; I'm not going away!</span></p>