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[Chorus 1]
EmOnce I was seven years oGld My mama told mCe "Go make yourself some Dfriends or you'll be lonely" EmOnce I was seven years Gold
[Verse 1]
EmIt was a Dbig big wGorld But we thought Cwe were bigger Pushing each other to the lDimits
We were learning quicker
EmBy eleven Dsmoking herb and drinking Gburning liquor CNever rich so we were out to Dmake that steady figure
[Chorus 2]
EmOnce I was eleven Dyears olGd My daddy told Cme "Go get yourself aD wife or you'll be lonely"
EmOnce I was eleven Dyears oGld
[Verse 2]
EmI always had Dthat Gdream Like my daddy before Cme So I started writing Dsongs DI started writing stories EmSomething Dabout that Gglory Just always seemed to Cbore me 'Cause only those I really Dlove will ever really know me
[Chorus 3]
EmOnce I was twenty Dyears Gold My story got Ctold Before the morning Dsun, when life was lonely EmOnce I was twenty Dyears Gold
[Verse 3]
EmI only seek my Dgoals I don't beGlieve in failure 'CCause I know the smallest Dvoices, they can make it major EmI got my boys with Dme GAt least those in favor CAnd if we don´t meet before ID leave, I hope i'll see you later.
[Chorus 4]
EmOnce I was twenty Dyears Gold My story got Ctold I was writing about everDything I saw before me EmOnce I was twenty Dyears Gold
[Chorus 5]
EmSoon we´ll be thirty Dyears Gold Our songs have been Csold We´ve traveled around the Dworld and we´re still roaming EmSoon we´ll be thirty Dyears Gold
[Verse 4]
EmI´m still Dlearning about life My Gwoman brought children for me CSo I can sing them all my songs And I can Dtell them stories EmMost of my Dboys are with Gme Some are still out seeking Cglory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother DI´m still sorry
[Chorus 6]
EmSoon I´ll be sixty Dyears Gold My daddy got sixty-Cone Remember life and then your Dlife becomes a better one EmI made a Dman so hapGpy when I wrote a letter once CI hope my children come and Dvisit once or twice a month
[Bridge]
EmSoon I´ll be sixty Dyears old GWill I think the world is cold COr will I have a lot of children who can warm Dme? EmSoon I´ll be sixty Dyears old GWill I think the world is cold COr will I have a lot of children who can warm Dme?
[Chorus 1]
EmOnce I was seven years oGld My mama told mCe "Go make yourself some Dfriends or you'll be lonely" EmOnce I was seven years Gold
[Outro]
EmOnce I was seven Dyears G*old