In a chair sits Alice Ruth, Just turned 99 years young. And she only speaks the truth Said getting old ain't no fun! Back in 1917 Baby girl, she hit the world. And I can still see the love in her eyes; Now I hear the wisdom in her words. And it's crazy to imagine, Everything she's ever seen. It's been a while since she lost Ira; Said he just sat down and fell asleep. In a chair sits Alice Ruth, Just turned 99 years young. And she only speaks the truth Said getting old ain't no fun! Said her farther used to tell her Little girl, life is tough. It's all a series of adjustments; Gotta take it as it comes. Then she said she knew a rich man. Don't you know that rich man done died? She just laughed and laughed and said Make sure you rest when you get tired. In a chair sits Alice Ruth, Just turned 99 years young. And she only speaks the truth Said getting old ain't no fun!