CAN'T TEACH
AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS
You gotta get up pretty early in the morning, babe
If you think you can just up and out-slick me
Cause I've been fooled by the best
BS-ed by the rest
I've tried everything there is in life from A to Z
I've dined with friends in high places
Slept with girls of all races
Got down with the brothers in the bowery
And they all taught me one thing
There's no such thing as a sure thing
Life as we know it has no guarantees
I've been in the battles
Taken my licks
Had lots of parties
Had all the kicks
I'm not often well
But, I ain't never been sick
Oh, can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
People talk and make promises 'bout this and that
But action's the only thing that excites me
All those promises they're making
I'd be crazy if I take 'em
I'd keep them stored up in my memory
I'm just living in a world where society
And what people say and do
No longer interests me
I'm just living out my days
Set in my ways
Living for my friends and my family
Well, I've lived in the city
I ain't what you call slick
Grew up in the country
But don't call me no hick
I've been through the thin, I've been through the thick
So you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
Well, I've been in the battles
Taken my licks
Had lots of parties
Had all the kicks
I'm not often well
But I ain't never been sick
So, you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
Seems like everybody knows how things should be
Yeah, they've all got their stories they can't wait to tell
I've got my own way of being who I wanna be
I can't live my life for no one else
I keep my mind wide open
To what you gotta say
Lord, I ain't always right
But I know when you're wrong
'Cause I've been doing it too doggone long
You can sing it if you wanna
But it's still my doggone song
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
If you think you can just up and out-slick me
Cause I've been fooled by the best
BS-ed by the rest
I've tried everything there is in life from A to Z
I've dined with friends in high places
Slept with girls of all races
Got down with the brothers in the bowery
And they all taught me one thing
There's no such thing as a sure thing
Life as we know it has no guarantees
I've been in the battles
Taken my licks
Had lots of parties
Had all the kicks
I'm not often well
But, I ain't never been sick
Oh, can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
People talk and make promises 'bout this and that
But action's the only thing that excites me
All those promises they're making
I'd be crazy if I take 'em
I'd keep them stored up in my memory
I'm just living in a world where society
And what people say and do
No longer interests me
I'm just living out my days
Set in my ways
Living for my friends and my family
Well, I've lived in the city
I ain't what you call slick
Grew up in the country
But don't call me no hick
I've been through the thin, I've been through the thick
So you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
Well, I've been in the battles
Taken my licks
Had lots of parties
Had all the kicks
I'm not often well
But I ain't never been sick
So, you can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
Seems like everybody knows how things should be
Yeah, they've all got their stories they can't wait to tell
I've got my own way of being who I wanna be
I can't live my life for no one else
I keep my mind wide open
To what you gotta say
Lord, I ain't always right
But I know when you're wrong
'Cause I've been doing it too doggone long
You can sing it if you wanna
But it's still my doggone song
You can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
Can't teach an old dog new tricks
NO PUEDES ENSEÑAR
A UN PERRO VIEJO TRUCOS NUEVOS
Tienes que levantarte muy pronto por la mañana
Si crees que puedes irte y traicionarme
Porque he sido engañado por los mejores
Y manipulado por el resto
He probado todo en la vida de la A a la Z
He cenado con amigos en sitios caros
Dormido con chicas de todas las razas
He ido a la bolera con los hermanos
Y todos me enseñaron una cosa
No existe una sola cosa que sea segura
La vida como la conocemos no tiene garantías
He estado en batallas
Tomado decisiones
Fui a muchas fiestas
Me llevé los golpes
No estoy bien a menudo
Pero nunca he estado enfermo
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
La gente habla y hace promesas sobre esto y aquello
Pero la acción es lo único que me excita
Todas esas promesas que me hacen
Estaría loco si las aceptara
Las almacenaría todas en mi memoria
Vivo en un mundo donde la sociedad
Y lo que la gente dice y hace
Ya no me interesa
Sólo quiero acabar mis días
De acuerdo a mis reglas
Viviendo con mis amigos y mi familia
He vivido en la ciudad
No soy un tipo corriente
Me crié en el campo
Pero no me llames paleto
He pasado por apuros, he pasado por abundancia
Y no puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
He estado en batallas
Tomado decisiones
Fui a muchas fiestas
Me llevé los golpes
No estoy bien a menudo
Pero nunca he estado enfermo
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
Parece que todo el mundo sepa como debería ser
Todos tienen historias por contar que no pueden esperar
Tengo mi propia forma de decidir quién quiero ser
No puedo vivir mi vida para nadie más
Mantengo mi mente bien abierta
A lo que tengas que decir
Señor, no siempre estoy en lo cierto
Pero sé cuando te equivocas
Porque lo he estado haciendo demasiado tiempo
Puedes cantarlo si te apetece
Pero sigue siendo mi maldita canción
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
No puedes enseñar a un perro viejo trucos nuevos
* Del disco Back In 20 de Gary
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