[Intro]
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Once I was seven years old,
[Verse 1]
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It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger,
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Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker,
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By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor,
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Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure,
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I always had that dream, like my daddy before me,
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So I started writing songs, I started writing stories,
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Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me,
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'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me,
[Chorus]
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Once I was seven years old, my daddy told me,
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"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
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Once I was seven years old, (seven years old)
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Once I was twenty years old, my story got told,
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Before the morning sun, when life was lonely,
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Once I was twenty years old, (twenty years old)
[Verse 2]
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I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure,
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'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major,
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I got my boys with me, at least those in favor,
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And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later,
[Chorus]
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Once I was twenty years old, my story got told,
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I was writing about everything I saw before me,
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Once I was twenty years old, (twenty years old)
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Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold,
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We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming,
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Soon we'll be thirty years old, (thirty years old)
[Breakdown]
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I'm still learning about life,
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My woman brought children for me,
So I can sing them all my songs,
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And I can tell them stories,
Most of my boys are with me,
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Some are still out seeking glory,
And some I had to leave behind,
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My brother, I'm still sorry,
[Coda]
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one,
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Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one,
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I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once,
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month,
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold,
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Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, (sixty years old)
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold,
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Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me?
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Soon I'll be sixty years old, (sixty years old)
[Outro]
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Once I was seven years old