When I was young
Life was easy
Sweet message sent
Quickly spent
Asphalt and blood
Stained on daddy
Free from fury
When I was young
When I was young

When I was one
Before it split me
Wrestle with stones
Answered in dust
Accidents and wars
Loitered up childhood
God and his thunderstorms
When I was one

The ocean's weight
Could not keep me home
And I keep falling off
Without you here
Never come
Never morning
We just let the day
Be what it be

When I was old
Ain't life terrible
With beautiful things
Getting between
Painted angels
Laced in nicotine
Filled up with aspartame
When I was old

The ocean's weight
Could not keep me home
And I keep falling off
Without you here
Never come
Never morning
We just let the day
Be what it be

The air blows through
The city sings a tune
While we all drown in dew
From mourning stars
Making love
Face to face
And crooked poetry
With no embrace

When I was young
Life was easy
Lying quietly
When I was young
When I was young