When I Was a Young Man

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, they sink, 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 wanna 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

Yeah, when I was a young man