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...