Go be young, go be free
Don't end up like me
Don't end up like me
But now it's all gone
The stories of canyons and Boston in winter
Go be young, go be free

They died in three wars"
That's where it went wrong"

And don't end up like me
Don't end up like me
She said, "I used to be beautiful
And follow your heart where it leads you
And I know that they deserve more

He said, "I've outlived my three sons
And don't end up like me
Losing his family's farms
And don't end up like me
Follow your heart where it leads you
And follow your heart where it leads you
Used to spin me yarns
I'd let my dreams slip away from me
I laughed and I cried while they lived and they died

And don't end up like me
Go be young, go be free

Don't end up like me
The Indian in the guardhouse
I say she's mistaken she's visibly shaken
Emotions all drowned in gin
Don't end up like me