The Great And The Mighty

The great and the mighty the big and the small
The scythe of life's reaper claims the lives of all
In that they too are born to eventually die
All other life forms are no different to i
A fact often quoted on which you can depend
No matter what you achieve your life's journey will end
As a hero to many you well may be
Death will come to you as it will come to me
For a human being three score and ten years the average lifetime span
A few years more for a woman than it is for a man
Ten years as young adults and ten years in our lives prime
And eventually we all become victims of time
I just want to live for as long as i can
And in my sleep die without pain as a very old man.