He's out there somewhere everynight where the music's playing loud
Doing all the 50's steps in a 1980 crowd
The dim lights hide his milage lines
The clairol hides the gray
And he won't mention anything that gives his age away

Oh, he's thirty nine and holding
Holding everything he can
From 17 to 25 to prove he's still a man
He's holding a candle and it's burning at both ends
He's thirty nine and holding
Holding everything he can
(Musical break)

You can bet he'll never see 39 again
He should have turned loose long ago
But still, he's a hanging it in
He still thinks that he's the man that he used to be
He's thirty nine and holding and acting 23

Oh, he's thirty nine and holding
Holding everything he can
From 17 to 25 to prove he's still a man
He's holding a candle, my GOD!
It's burning at both ends
He's thirty nine and holding
Holding everything he can