Mama cries Son, don't leave town
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Find a girl and settle down
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Well I hate to break her heart
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But that's not in the cards while I'm a young man
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She says I could find a job
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In the fields or on the docks
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But I've always had a dream
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To see all I can see while I'm a young man
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CHORUS:
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When I'm just an old man on a front porch in a chair
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Rocking with the memories from my past
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The lines you see on my face should tell a tale of no regrets
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I want to look forward to looking back on the race I ran
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When I was a young man
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I want to see those seven seas
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Climb the highest mountain peak
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Make it my career
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To make the most of every year while I'm a young man
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BRIDGE:
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Daddy says young man
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I know you have to stand on your own you can't sit at home
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He says I understand, once I had big plans like you
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I was a young man too
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(REPEAT CHORUS)
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TAG:
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Mama please understand
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I'm just a young man
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I'm just a young man
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Young Man
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Billy Dean |