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...