When I Was a Young Man

When I was a young man When I was a young man I navigated stormy seas, between the shifting sands When I was a young man When I was a young man Investigated all my needs, whenever I hit land Mother, please forgive me for forgetting you forget Father, I forgive you for regretting that we met Now I'm not a young man Now I'm not a young man The ships, the same, but I refrain from shouting what I know Now I'm not a young man Now I'm not a young man As years go by, and friends they die They leave me living slow Mother, I remember the cat dying on the rug Father, gotta thank you for the cardboard in your hug When I was a young man Felt just like an old man My memory has failed on me, and left me holding cans Now I'm not a young man Don't want to be a young man There's no attraction I can see I'll stick to making plans Mother, I remember you were ready for your call Father, I'll forgive you for your silence and your pall When I was a young man Yeah when I was a young man When I was a young man When I was a young man Yeah when I was a young man Yeah when I was a young man When I was a young man Yeah when I was a young man Yeah when I was a young man