(G. Bonds, L. Anderson) Bonds Anderson Music (BMI)      VERSE 1:   YOU GOTTA GET UP PRETTY EARLY IN THE MORNING, BABY   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   GOTTEN 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      TURNAROUND:   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      CHORUS:   SO, YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS   CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS      VERSE 2:   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 KEEP THEM STORED UP IN MY MEMORY   I'M JUST LIVING IN A WORLD WHERE SOCIETY   AND WHAT PEOPLE SAY AND DO   NO LONGER INTEREST ME   I'M JUST LIVING OUT MY DAYS   SET IN MY WAYS   LIVING FOR MY FRIENDS AND MY FAMILY      TURNAROUND:   WELL, I'VE LIVED IN THE CITY   BUT, 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   AND I'VE BEEN THROUGH THE THICK      CHORUS:   SO, YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS   CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS      *SOLO      TURNAROUND:   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      CHORUS:   NO, YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS   CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS      BREAKDOWN:   SEEMS LIKE EVERYBODY KNOWS HOW THINGS SHOULD BE   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   I AIN'T ALWAYS RIGHT   BUT, I KNOW WHEN YOU'RE WRONG   'CAUSE I'VE BEEN DOING THIS TOO DOGGONE LONG   YOU CAN SING IT IF YOU WANNA   BUT, IT'S STILL MY DOGGONE SONG      TAG ON OUT:   NO, YOU CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS   CAN'T TEACH AN OLD DOG NEW TRICKS