7 Years

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 


Chorus
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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 ■ 


Verse
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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 


Chorus
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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 ■  ■    ■ 


Verse
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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 ■  ■