The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
When I was young
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I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls I had a that yen
When I was young
(D) (E)
When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
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I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown, and I was pretty green
When I was young
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When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When i was young
My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
When I was young
When I was young