[Chorus 1]

            
Once I was sev

          
en years old
              
My mama told m


e             
              
"Go make yours

         
elf some frien

ds or you'll b

e lonely"
            
Once I was sev

         
en years old


[Verse 1]

           
It was a big b

    
ig world
              
But we thought

 
 we were bigge

r
              
Pushing each o

             
ther to the li

mits
         
We were learning quicker
           
By eleven smok

              
ing herb and d

        
rinking burnin

g liquor
             
Never rich so 

              
we were out to

 
 make that ste

ady figure


[Chorus 2]

            
Once I was ele

           
ven years old
              
My daddy told 


me
              
"Go get yourse

    
lf a wife or y

ou'll be lonel

y"

            
Once I was ele

            
ven years old


[Verse 2]

           
I always had t

    
hat dream
              
Like my daddy 

        
before me
              
So I started w

       
riting songs

I started writ

ing stories
           
Something abou

       
t that glory  
              
Just always se

        
emed to bore m

e
              
'Cause only th

             
ose I really l

ove will ever 

really know me


[Chorus 3]

            
Once I was twe

         
nty years old
             
My story got t

old
              
Before the mor

     
ning sun, when

 life was lone

ly
            
Once I was twe

         
nty years old


[Verse 3]

            
I only seek my

 
 goals
          
I don't believ

e in failure
             
'Cause I know 

             
the smallest v

oices, they ca

n make it majo

r
            
I got my boys 

     
with me

At least those

 in favor
             
And if we don´

              
t meet before 

 
I leave, I hop

e i'll see you

 later.


[Chorus 4]

            
Once I was twe

         
nty years old
             
My story got t

old
              
I was writing 

          
about everythi

ng I saw befor

e me
            
Once I was twe

                   
nty years old


[Chorus 5]

            
Soon we´ll be 

            
thirty years o

ld
              
Our songs have

      
 been sold
              
We´ve traveled

            
 around the wo

rld and we´re 

still roaming
            
Soon we´ll be 

            
thirty years o

         
ld


[Verse 4]

           
I´m still lear

         
ning about lif

e
   
My woman broug

ht children fo

r me

So I can sing 

them all my so

ngs
          
And I can tell

 them stories
           
Most of my boy

           
s are with me
              
Some are still

             
 out seeking g

lory

And some I had to leave behind
           
My brother I´m

 still sorry


[Chorus 6]

            
Soon I´ll be s

          
ixty years old
              
My daddy got s

        
ixty-one
              
Remember life 

              
and then your 


life becomes a

 better one
           
I made a man s

     
o happy when I

 wrote a lette

r once
             
I hope my chil

              
dren come and 


visit once or 

twice a month


[Bridge]

            
Soon I´ll be s

            
ixty years old
   
Will I think t

he world is co

ld
             
Or will I have

              
 a lot of chil

              
dren who can w

    
arm me?
            
Soon I´ll be s

            
ixty years old
   
Will I think t

he world is co

ld
             
Or will I have

              
 a lot of chil

              
dren who can w

    
arm me?


[Chorus 1]

            
Once I was sev

          
en years old
              
My mama told m


e             
              
"Go make yours

         
elf some frien

ds or you'll b

e lonely"
            
Once I was sev

         
en years old


[Outro]

            
Once I was sev

        
en years old