The lyric deals with love and sorrow, the aphorism with contradiction and deceit.
The past is ignorant of the present. Be careful in taking its advice.
People who behave at forty as they did at twenty must sometimes wonder why their charm is not working.
The desire to perform impedes conversation.
'Be faithful to your roots' is the liberal version of 'Stay in your ghetto.'
No use saying necessity is making a mistake.