Everbody's Free (to Wear Sunscreen) (edit) Lyrics - Baz Luhrmann

Ladies and gentlemen of the class of '99 

Wear sunscreen 

If I could offer you only one tip for the future, sunscreen would be it 

The long-term benefits of sunscreen have been proved by scientists 

Whereas the rest of my advice has no basis more reliable 

Than my own meandering experience, I will dispense this advice now 

Enjoy the power and beauty of your youth, oh, never mind 

You will not understand the power and beauty of your youth 

Until they've faded but trust me, in 20 years, you'll look back 

At photos of yourself and recall in a way you can't grasp now 

How much possibility lay before you and how fabulous you really looked 

You are not as fat as you imagine 

Don't worry about the future 

Or know that worrying is as effective as trying to solve an algebra equation by chewing bubble gum 

The real troubles in your life are apt to be things that never crossed your worried mind 

The kind that blindsides you at 4 p.m. on some idle Tuesday 

Do one thing every day that scares you 

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Don't be reckless with other people's hearts 

Don't put up with people who are reckless with yours 

Floss 

Don't waste your time on jealousy 

Sometimes you're ahead, sometimes you're behind 

The race is long and in the end, it's only with yourself 

Remember compliments you receive, forget the insults, if you succeed in doing this, tell me how 

Keep your old love letters, throw away your old bank statements 

Stretch 

Don't feel guilty if you don't know what you want to do with your life. 

The most interesting people I know didn't know at 22 what they wanted to do with their lives 

Some of the most interesting 40-year-olds I know still don't 

Get plenty of calcium 

Be kind to your knees 

You'll miss them when they're gone 

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Maybe you'll marry, maybe you won't 

Maybe you'll have children, maybe you won't 

Maybe you'll divorce at 40, maybe you'll dance the 'Funky Chicken' 

On your 75th wedding anniversary 

Whatever you do, don't congratulate yourself too much 

Or berate yourself either 

Your choices are half chance, so are everybody else's 

Enjoy your body, use it every way you can 

Don't be afraid of it or what other people think of it 

It's the greatest instrument you'll ever own 

Dance, even if you have nowhere to do it but your own living room 

Read the directions even if you don't follow them 

Do not read beauty magazines, they will only make you feel ugly 

Get to know your parents, you never know when they'll be gone for good 

Be nice to your siblings, they're your best link to your past 

And the people most likely to stick with you in the future 

Understand that friends come and go 

But a precious few, who should hold on 

Work hard to bridge the gaps in geography and lifestyle 

For as the older you get, the more you need the people you knew when you were young 

Live in New York City once but leave before it makes you hard 

Live in northern California once but leave before it makes you soft 

Travel 

Accept certain inalienable truths 

Prices will rise, politicians will philander, you, too, will get old 

And when you do, you'll fantasize that when you were young 

Prices were reasonable, politicians were noble 

And children respected their elders 

Respect your elders 

Don't expect anyone else to support you 

Maybe you have a trust fund, maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse 

But you never know when either one might run out 

Don't mess too much with your hair 

Or by the time you're 40 it will look 85 

Be careful whose advice you buy but be patient with those who supply it 

Advice is a form of nostalgia, dispensing it is a way of fishing the past 

From the disposal, wiping it off, painting over the ugly parts 

And recycling it for more than it's worth 

But trust me on the sunscreen