When I...

When I, when I was a boy

Well I was careless and I was foolish

And I treated life as if it were a toy

Yeah I was careless and I was foolish

And I treated life as if it were a little baby's toy

Oh boy, oh boy

But when I... when I was a man

Well I shuffled off my boyish ways and I set about to learn the best I can

But all the wicked ways of this old world were just so hard to understand

Oh man, oh man

But if you're steppin hard you're bound to make some noise

And if you're cryin well then I hope you're overjoyed

And if you're lackin let me give you what I have

Cuz I got your back, on a common path

But when I... when I was in love

Well I would count my blessins daily

As it seemed they fell upon me from above

But somehow time had tricked me to believin that it just wasn't enough

And I fucked it up

But if you're steppin hard you're bound to make some noise

Oh, and if you're cryin well then I hope you're overjoyed

And if you're lackin let me give you what I have

Cuz I got your back, and I always have

Oh yeah