was so much colder then, 
My father was a soldier then. 
And times were very hard, 
When I was young. 
I smoked my first cigarette at ten, the girls (?) since then. ball 
When I was young 
When I was young, it was more important much louder 
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. was so much colder then, my father was a soldier then. 
Times were very hard, 
When I was young. 
When I was young, 
It was more important, but much louder 
When I was young.