Capo 3rd fret

Standard (EADGBE)

 When we were young

 Oh, when we were young

 We put popcorn on a string and hung it on the sill

Carolers would sing as the night grew still

 And we were poor

 Back in 1984

 There were candles on the fireplace and tinsel round the wreath

And a foot of snow on top of the streets

Ooooooooooh

Ooooooooooh

Ooooooooooh

Ooooooooooh

 And when I'd grown

 Like we all must do

 Found myself a sturdy soul

To see me through

That was the fall of '92

 I was strong

 And from dusk till dawn

 I worked two jobs just to keep the lights on

I saved up for months to buy a chain

 And I gave it to one on Christmas Day

Ooooooooooh

 And I found myself alone in the winter cold

 Now my life is filled with things I do not need

 But the only thing I want before I'm old

 Won't fit under my christmas tree

 Are we lost to our younger days

 No longer are we able to find that place

Strangers to the kids we used to know

 And I don't decorate my house no more

(Brandi sings this part is a capella,

but you can play the intro)

Oooooooooh

And the only thing I want before I leave

 Won't fit under my Christmas tree

 And the only thing I want before I leave

 Won't fit under my Christmas tree

 Won't fit under my Christmas tree