I Remember When I Was Young

Well, I remember when I was young The world had just begun and I was happy I used to wonder about the earth And how it moved around the sun so snappy "Imagination goin' wild makes a very backward child", they told me So back at school I'd sit around Just waitin' for the sound so I could go home Sometimes I think about it It happens every day I should think of the present 'cause the present is now Well, I remember when I was young how one and Thripence got ya to the movies To look tough, we'd lite a smoke And very nearly choke, but we had a real good time Growin' older meant you get to fly a saber jet and fight a few wars So I'd just sit there all day and let my mind decay somethin' awful Sometimes I think about it It happens every day I should think of the present 'Cause the present is now Well, I remember when I was young I had a secret love who never knew it Well, I'd do tricks upon my bike That never turned out right, I always blew it And the day we had to part, I had a broken heart but couldn't let on So I spent my holidays just thinkin' of the ways I must've gone wrong Sometimes I think about it It happens every day I should think of the present 'cause the present is now Well, I remember when I was young The Beatles turned me on, I really blew my mind And we'd carry Jack and Pam We'd go and watch a band and have a real good time Then I heard the blackman's blues They really blew a fuse inside my head So with some friends we made a stand And formed our first Blues band, it was a real good thing Sometimes I think about it It happens every day I should think of the present 'cause the present's now Well, I remember when I was young I remember when I was young, I surely do Well, I remember when I was young I remember when I was young, I surely do