I Wish I Was Eighteen Again
Recorded by Ray Price
Written by Sonny Throckmorton
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At a bar down in Dallas an old man chimed in
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And they thought he was out of his head
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And all being young men they just laughed it off
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When they heard what this old man said
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He said I'll never again turn the young ladies' heads
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Or go running off into the wind
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I'm three quarters home from the start to the end
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And I wish I was eighteen again
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Oh I wish I was eighteen again
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And going where I've never been
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Now old folks and old oaks standing tall just pretend
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I wish I was eighteen again
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Time turns the pages and life goes so fast
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The years turn the dark hair all gray
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I talk to some young folks but they don't understand
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The words this old man's got to say
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Oh I wish I was eighteen again