Story Behind The Song

When I turned 40 and was still single I figured, "There's a song in that!"

Song Description

A humorous look at looking for love.

Lyrics

Slim Pickins
By Tim Bays
© 1990 In Cahoots Music (ASCAP)

Verse 1
Slim pickins for a man of my age
There's hardly any women left it seems
They're all married or divorced or running scared
Or simply not into men
Well, it's all such a fight or the timing's not right
Now a good woman's hard to find
But what did I expect, I'm not the very best
Specimen of my kind.....and it's

Verse 2
Slim pickings for a man of my age
Just scraps from the table of love
Like the second hand clothes you try on those
That have served another so well
And if it ain't a good fit, you adjust a bit
Love don't come tailor-made
Just the way it is cause the picking\s get slim
For a man of my age

Bridge
Now I'm poorly recommended
My credit at the love bank's shot
But if experience counts for something people
Think of all I've got
And if practice makes perfect, I've practiced a lot
And someday I'll get it right
Just like you, brother, out on the rebound
And looking for love tonight

Verse 3
Slim pickins for a man of my age
Like a coat from that second hand store
But if you take your time, you just might find
Someone to keep you warm
Cause as the chances go, the perfect soul
Will be waiting with a well-worn smile
And it's not if it's used, but how it fits on you
And that's just a question of style

Bridge
She might be poorly recommended
With her credit at the love bank shot
But if experience counts for something people
Think of all she's got
And if practice makes perfect, she's practiced a lot
And someday she'll get it right
Just like us brother, out on the rebound
And looking for love tonight

Tag
And I hope she finds it
I hope ALL of us find it