Intro
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Verse
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Once I was seven years old my mama 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 ■ ■
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It was a bigbig 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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Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me
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Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
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Once I was eleven years old ■
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I always had that dream like my daddy before me So I started writing
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songs I started writing stories ■
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Something about the glory just always seemed to bore me
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'cause only those I really love will ever really know me
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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 ■ ■
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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
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Once I was twenty years old my story got told
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I was writing 'bout everything I saw before me
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Once I was 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 ■ ■ ■
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I'm still learning about life my woman brought children for me
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So I can sing them all my songs and I can tell them stories
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Most of my boys are with me some are still out seeking glory And some I had
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to leave behind my brother I'm still sorry
Chorus
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Soon I'll be sixty years old my daddy got sixtyone
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Remember life and then your life becomes a better one ■
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I made the man so happy when I wrote a letter once ■
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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 ■ ■ ■
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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 hold me
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Soon I'll be sixty years old ■
Outro
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Once I was seven years old my mama 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 ■
End
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Once I was seven years old ■ ■