Answer:
I help engines spin and pants stay up.
I move without wings, between silken strings. I leave as you find my substance behind. What am I?
When young, I am sweet in the sun. When middle-aged, I make you gay. When old, I am valued more than ever. What am I?
When I point up, it's bright. When I point down, it's dark. What am I?
I let water fall on you while everyone else stays dry. What am I?
Almost everyone needs it, asks for it, gives it. But almost nobody takes it.