40 Songs About Getting Older, Aging and Growing Old Together

What is the song about getting old?

"When I'm Sixty-Four" by The Beatles is the classic song about getting old, written by Paul McCartney as a teenager. "100 Years" by Five for Fighting walks through a whole life in one song, and "Stop This Train" by John Mayer captures the feeling of wanting time to slow down. For a laugh, "1985" by Bowling for Soup is the anthem of anyone surprised by their own age.

Songs about aging and time

1. "When I'm Sixty-Four", The Beatles: a sweet song about growing old.
2. "100 Years", Five for Fighting: a whole life, one age at a time.
3. "Stop This Train", John Mayer: wishing time would slow down.
4. "7 Years", Lukas Graham: growing up and growing old.
5. "Landslide", Fleetwood Mac: about time and change.
6. "Time in a Bottle", Jim Croce: wishing for more time.
7. "Old Man", Neil Young: seeing yourself in an older man.
8. "Old Friends", Simon & Garfunkel: two old men on a park bench.
9. "Hello in There", John Prine: about the loneliness of old age.
10. "When We Were Young", Adele: nostalgia for younger days.
11. "Getting Older", Billie Eilish: growing up faster than expected.
12. "Time", Pink Floyd: the rock song about time slipping away.
13. "Turn! Turn! Turn!", The Byrds: a season for everything.
14. "September Song", Frank Sinatra: a song about the later seasons of life.
15. "It Was a Very Good Year", Frank Sinatra: looking back on every age with a smile.

Songs about enjoying life as you get older

16. "Forever Young", Rod Stewart: a blessing for the years ahead.
17. "Young at Heart", Frank Sinatra: refusing to act your age.
18. "I Hope You Dance", Lee Ann Womack: take the chance.
19. "Live Like You Were Dying", Tim McGraw: make every day count.
20. "My Way", Frank Sinatra: a life lived on your own terms.
21. "Glory Days", Bruce Springsteen: telling the old stories.
22. "Night Moves", Bob Seger: remembering being young.
23. "Against the Wind", Bob Seger: looking back on the road traveled.
24. "Still Fighting It", Ben Folds: a father on the strange gift of growing up.

Songs about growing old together

25. "Grow Old with Me", John Lennon: a late love song, later covered by Tom Odell.
26. "Grow Old with You", Adam Sandler: the sweetest promise from The Wedding Singer.
27. "I Wanna Grow Old with You", Westlife: a pop ballad about forever.
28. "Remember When", Alan Jackson: a whole marriage in one song.
29. "Still the One", Orleans: a 70s song about lasting love.
30. "Forever and Ever, Amen", Randy Travis: country's classic promise.

Funny songs about getting old

31. "1985", Bowling for Soup: stuck in the year you peaked.
32. "Middle Age Crazy", Jerry Lee Lewis: a midlife crisis in song.
33. "Ain't as Good as I Once Was", Toby Keith: a funny, honest look at age.
34. "Old Time Rock and Roll", Bob Seger: for anyone who still likes the classics.
35. "Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!", Jethro Tull: the title says it.

Country songs about getting older

36. "Don't Blink", Kenny Chesney: life goes fast.
37. "You're Gonna Miss This", Trace Adkins: enjoy every stage.
38. "My Next Thirty Years", Tim McGraw: plans for the next chapter.
39. "Then They Do", Trace Adkins: watching kids grow up.
40. "Humble and Kind", Tim McGraw: the advice you pass on.

Songs about getting older for a milestone birthday

For a 40th, 50th or 60th birthday, mix the funny songs with a few reflective ones: start with "1985" and "Glory Days", play "Forever Young" for the toast and end with "Young at Heart". For more party ideas, see our list of birthday songs.

Songs about getting older in your 40s

The 40s are when many people first notice time speeding up. "Stop This Train", "1985", "Glory Days" and "Don't Blink" are the songs people in their 40s say hit closest to home: part nostalgia, part a reminder to enjoy the present.

Sad songs about getting older

Some days aging feels like loss: friends moving away, parents getting frail, children leaving home. "Stop This Train", "Hello in There", "Old Friends" and "Time in a Bottle" sit with those feelings honestly. For a parent watching kids grow up, see our songs about growing up.

Songs about getting older for seniors

For a senior center or a family gathering, the Sinatra songs, "When I'm Sixty-Four", "Old Friends" and "Forever and Ever, Amen" spark memories and conversation. Many older listeners love hearing the songs from their own teenage years most of all.

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