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