Lyrics Tom T. Hall

Tom T. Hall

I'm Forty Now

There were barefoot dreams of catching outlaws

There were school dreams of catching footballs

There were young dreams of finding great romance

There were armies and I took the chance

There were avenues of glory and some deep despair

That put subtle shapes of silver in my hair

Well I'm forty now and I'm a man but I can't resist the urge to put dreams in my plans

So many hopeless dreams and I broke some vows

Maybe life begins for me I'm forty now

There were summer nights and there were good days life was water and I made waves

Oh I was crazy then so I made some breaks maybe God can look the other way

Either good outweighs the bad or we forget the bad

I'm thankful for a few friends that I've had

Cause I'm forty now and I'm a man...

Well I'm forty now