Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, "Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely." Once I was seven years old It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me, "Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely." Once I was eleven years old I always had that dream, like my daddy before me So I started writing songs, I started writing stories Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me Cause only those I really love will ever really know me Once I was twenty years old, my story got told Before the morning sun, when life was lonely Once I was twenty years old Once I was twenty years old Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming Soon we'll be thirty years old I'm still learning about life My woman brought children for me So I can sing them all my songs And I can tell them stories Most of my boys are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some I had to leave behind My brother, I'm still sorry Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me Soon I'll be sixty years old Once I was seven years old
[00:03.52]Once I was seven years old, [00:06.36]my mama told me, [00:08.17]"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely." [00:11.66]Once I was seven years old [00:19.82]It was a big big world, [00:22.70]but we thought we were bigger [00:24.50]Pushing each other to the limits, [00:26.27]we were learning quicker [00:28.43]By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor [00:32.90]Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure [00:35.73]Once I was eleven years old, [00:38.80]my daddy told me, [00:40.20]"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely." [00:43.65]Once I was eleven years old [00:51.95]I always had that dream, [00:54.90]like my daddy before me [00:56.20]So I started writing songs, [00:58.26]I started writing stories [01:00.21]Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me [01:04.20]Cause only those I really love will ever really know me [01:07.71]Once I was twenty years old, [01:10.30]my story got told [01:12.49]Before the morning sun, [01:14.28]when life was lonely [01:15.65]Once I was twenty years old [01:19.86]Once I was twenty years old [01:23.82]Soon we'll be thirty years old, [01:26.38]our songs have been sold [01:28.27]We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming [01:31.68]Soon we'll be thirty years old [01:40.50]I'm still learning about life [01:42.19]My woman brought children for me [01:44.12]So I can sing them all my songs [01:46.15]And I can tell them stories [01:48.17]Most of my boys are with me [01:49.68]Some are still out seeking glory [01:52.80]And some I had to leave behind [01:54.21]My brother, I'm still sorry [01:55.79]Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold [02:00.38]Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? [02:03.64]Soon I'll be sixty years old [02:11.72]Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold [02:16.31]Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me [02:19.77]Soon I'll be sixty years old [02:27.68]Once I was seven years old
