Lyrics
When I was a young man
When I was a young man
I navigated stormy seas, between the shifting sands
When I was a young man
When I was a young man
Investigated all my needs, whenever I hit land
Mother, please forgive me for forgetting you forget
Father, I forgive you for regretting that we met
Now I'm not a young man
Now I'm not a young man
The ships, the same, but I refrain from shouting what I know
Now I'm not a young man
Now I'm not a young man
As years go by, and friends they die
They leave me living slow
Mother, I remember the cat dying on the rug
Father, gotta thank you for the cardboard in your hug
When I was a young man
Felt just like an old man
My memory has failed on me, and left me holding cans
Now I'm not a young man
Don't want to be a young man
There's no attraction I can see
I'll stick to making plans
Mother, I remember you were ready for your call
Father, I'll forgive you for your silence and your pall
When I was a young man
Yeah when I was a young man
When I was a young man
When I was a young man
Yeah when I was a young man
Yeah when I was a young man
When I was a young man
Yeah when I was a young man
Yeah when I was a young man