The Beatles - When I'm Sixty-Four

From their 1967 album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, “When I’m Sixty-Four” is a playful and nostalgic tune written by Paul McCartney (though often credited to the Lennon/McCartney partnership).

The lyrics imagine a future where the singer and their partner are older, pondering whether their love will last as they age. The line "When I get older, losing my hair, many years from now" evokes a sense of sentimentality and humor as it looks ahead to growing old together.

It's a classic example of McCartney's ability to write catchy melodies paired with thoughtful, sometimes whimsical lyrics.

The Beatles - When I'm Sixty-Four Lyrics

When I get older losing my hair
Many years from now
Will you still be sending me a Valentine
Birthday greetings bottle of wine

If I'd been out till quarter to three
Would you lock the door
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four

You'll be older too
And if you say the word
I could stay with you

I could be handy, mending a fuse
When your lights have gone
You can knit a sweater by the fireside
Sunday mornings go for a ride
Doing the garden, digging the weeds
Who could ask for more

Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four

Every summer we can rent a cottage
In the Isle of Wight, if it's not too dear
We shall scrimp and save
Grandchildren on your knee
Vera, Chuck and Dave

Send me a postcard, drop me a line
Stating point of view
Indicate precisely what you mean to say
Yours sincerely, wasting away

Give me your answer, fill in a form
Mine for evermore
Will you still need me, will you still feed me
When I'm sixty-four