song lyrics
Young Man lyrics
Songwriters: Gardner, Austin; Dean, Billy;

Mama cries, "Son, don t leave town
Find a girl and settle down"
Well, I hate to break her heart
But that s not in the cards
While I m a young man

She says I could find a job
In the fields or on the docks
But I ve always had a dream
To see all I can see
While I m a young man

When I m just an old man on a front porch, in a chair
Rocking with the memories from my past
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
When I was a young man

I want to see those seven seas
Climb the highest mountain peak
Make it my career
To make the most of every year
While I m a young man

Daddy says, "Young man, I know
You have to stand on your own, you can t sit at home"
He says, "I understand
Once I had big plans like you
I was a young man too"

When I m just an old man on a front porch in a chair
Rocking with the memories from my past
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
When I was a young man

Mama, please understand
I m just a young man
I m just a young man
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