When I Was Young

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The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard
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When I was young
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When I was young

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I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls I had a that yen
And I had quite a ball
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When I was young

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When I was young it was more 
important
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Pain more painful and laughter much 
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louder, yeah
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When I was young
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When I was young

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I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown, and I was pretty 
green
And I learned quite a lot
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When I was young
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When I was young

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When I was young it was more 
important
Pain more painful and laughter much 
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louder, yeah
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When I was young
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When i was young

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My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
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When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young