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Mama cries, "Son, don't leave town |
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Find a girl and settle down" |
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Well, I hate to break her heart |
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But that's not in the cards |
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While I'm a young man |
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She says I could find a job |
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In the fields or on the docks |
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But I've always had a dream |
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To see all I can see |
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While I'm a young man |
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When I'm just an old man on a front porch, in a chair |
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Rocking with the memories from my past |
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The lines you see on my face should tell a tale of no regrets |
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I want to look forward to looking back on the race I ran |
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When I was a young man |
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I want to see those seven seas |
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Climb the highest mountain peak |
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Make it my career |
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To make the most of every year |
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While I'm a young man |
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Daddy says, "Young man, I know |
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You have to stand on your own, you can't sit at home" |
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He says, "I understand |
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Once I had big plans like you |
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I was a young man too" |
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When I'm just an old man on a front porch in a chair |
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Rocking with the memories from my past |
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The lines you see on my face should tell a tale of no regrets |
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I want to look forward to looking back on the race I ran |
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When I was a young man |
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Mama, please understand |
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I'm just a young man |
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I'm just a young man |