When I Was Young

[Instrumental Intro]

[Verse 1]

The rooms were so much colder then

My father was a soldier then

And times were very hard

When I was young

When I was young

[Verse 2]

I smoked my first cigarette at ten

And for girls, I had a bad yen

And I had quite a ball

When I was young

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]

When I was young, it was more important

Pain more painful

The laughter much louder, yeah

When I was young

When I was young

[Verse 3]

I met my first love at thirteen

She was brown and I was pretty green

And I learned quite a lot

When I was young

When I was young

[Instrumental Bridge]

[Chorus]

When I was young, it was more important

Pain more painful

Laughter much louder, yeah

When I was young

When I was young

[Verse 4]

My faith was so much stronger then

I believed in fellow men

And I was so much older then

When I was young

When I was young

[Outro]

When I was young

When I was young

When I was young...