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Intro

When I was a younger man lookin' for my pot of gold

Everywhere I turned the doors were closin'

 Took every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin' on

 Still I felt like I was only losin'

 I refused then like I do now to let anybody tie me down

 I lost a few good friends along the way

 I was raised up poor and I wanted more

 And maybe I'm a little too proud

 Lookin' back I see a kid who was just afraid

 Hungry and old before this time

 Through the years I've known my share of broken hearted fools

 And those who couldn't choose a path worth taking

 There's nothin' in the world so sad as talking to a man

 Never knew his life was his for making

 Ain't it about time you realize? It's not worth keepin' score

 You win some, you lose some and you let it go

 What's the use of stacking on every failure another stone

 Till you find you've spent your whole life

 Building walls

Lonely and old before your time

 It took so long to see

 That truth was all around me

 Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gold

 And like the sky my soul is also turnin'

 Turnin' from the past, at last and all I've left behind

 Could it be that I am finally learnin'?

 Learnin' I'm deserving of love and the peaceful heart

 I won't tear myself apart no more for tryin'

 Tired of lyin' to myself, tryin' to buy what can't be bought

 It's not livin' that you're doin' if it feels like dyin

 Cryin, growin' old before your time

 Cryin, growin' old before your time

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