My Name is Winston

My name is Winston and I am in grade three
I hate my math class but I'm kinda likin' history
And I know that Hannah Fitzenburger has a crush on me
But I'll be damned before I catch cooties

My name is Winston and I'm seventeen
I hate my locker but I love the JV soccer team
And I know that I have a future somewhere waitin' up for me
Just wait 'til I get my degree

My name is Winston and I'm twenty-three
I hate my job and I hate this dumb economy
And I know that I'd be better off in some other country
Just wait 'til I make enough money

My name is Winston and I'm twenty-five
Still hate my job but I love my newly wedded wife
And I know that she loves me and that we'll have a lovely life
I fell in love with her eyes

My name is Winston and I'm thirty-six
I've been promoted and I've got a couple kids
And I know that they have a future somewhere based on what they've been
I just hope for now that they fit in

My name is Winston and I'm forty-four
I think I work too much, my wife filed for a divorce
And I feel my whole life has gone completely off its course
I need a drink, my throat is sore

My name is Winston and I'm fifty-two
She left six years ago and I still don't know what all to do
And my kids want me to date again but I'm soakin' up the booze
What the hell else I got to lose?

My name is Winston and I'm sixty-eight
Been sober seven years all thanks to my A.A
But my health is slippin' slowly and I'm constantly in pain
Just gotta take it day by day

My name is Winston and my heart is getting worse
It'll probably kill me if the doctors don't get to me first
And I wish that I could travel, oh there's freedom that I thirst
I miss my kids so much it hurts

My name is Winston and I'm about to die
Thank you for listening but please heed my advice
Don't live your life like I did oh there's only so much time
Stop wishin', start doin', goodbye