The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard
When I was young

I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls, I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young

When I was young, it was more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder
Yeah, when I was young
When I was young

I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot when I was young
When I was young

When I was young
It was more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder
Yeah, when I was young
When I was young

My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young



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Track duration: 03:00

"When I Was Young" as written by Eric Victor Burdon

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    General Comment:nice so cool, the recording is so cheap i love it
    Flag heyjude55on April 26, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:this song strongly parallels pink floyd's THE WALL.

    1) pinks father was a soldier
    2) he smoked a cig at ten in the movie
    3) he always had a "bad yen" for girls
    4) ok thats all, but yeah...
    Flag floydian_slipon June 27, 2005   Link

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