I note that some songs have been included in this thread. Utah Phillips' 'All used up' is a good'un.

There is also this song which I found the Yetties Songbook edited by Tony Wales. Wales had this note: 'This beautiful song was written by Pete Mundey of The Broadside. One day he heard an old lady say "If my old man didn't wind up me clock at least once a week, I'd know there was summit wrong". He thought this was a great theme for a song so here it is, a gentle reminder that love needn't "grow old and wax cold" as the years roll on and take their toll of youth, beauty and marital bliss'.

Take Your Time
(Pete Mundey)

You first wound me clock up on our wedding day
You said t'would always be striking
Though the spring's getting weaker and feeble the tick
It's still very much to me liking.

Chorus:
So take your time, me lovely old lad,
There ain't no reason to hurry
For as long as you're able to wind up me clock
Then I have no need for to worry

I mind the times when we were young
You worked at the hedging and dyking
You'd go out at dawn and work through till the dusk
And come home for me clock to be striking

As time went by, our children grew up
Were soon taking wedding vows binding
And I told all me daughters the one thing I'd learned
Make sure your clocks often need winding

And now that we're nearing the end of our time
And you are so tired and grey, love
Oh it still pleases me when you wind up me clock
And it will to the end of my days, love

--Stewie