50 years ago a kid stood on the stage<br />Trying to hold his nerve 'til the moment that he heard the music<br />I can see him now, it's so hard to believe<br />So many things have changed but one thing stays the same, the music<br />And I've been blessed to live this life<br />I gave my best and now it's time to say<br />Thank you for sharing the story, thank you for being there for me<br />Even though time doesn't wait it brought you here tonight<br />I gave you a lifetime but you gave me the time of my life<br />Back in '58 I started on this road<br />It seems like yesterday when the band started playing 'Move It'<br />So many memories, places that I've seen, timeless melodies<br />It all seems like a dream, it's magic<br />For every song I've ever sung I wanna say to everyone<br />Thank you for sharing the story, thank you for being there for me<br />I'm up here and you're out there, to me it feels just right<br />I gave you a lifetime and you gave me the time of my life<br />Thank you for sharing the story, thank you for being there for me<br />Thank you for the songs you sing with me<br />Thank you for the love that you gave me<br />Even if the curtain falls the final time tonight<br />All I gave you was a lifetime but you gave me the time of my life<br />Thank you
