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
I smoked my first cigarette at ten and for girls I had a that yen
And I had quite a ball when I was young
When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young when I was young
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
When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young
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 when I was young...