James T. Slater - When You Are Young Lyrics

WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG
YOU ARE STRONG YOU ARE HUNGRY
YOU ARE ABLE TO SKIP A STONE ACROSS A LAKE
TO RUN FAST OR CLIMB A TREE

WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, YOU
DON'T SPEND YOUR TIME THINKING ABOUT
YOUR FUTURE , YOU DON'T LOOK BACK, ON YESTERDAY
CUZ TOMORROW IS ALL YOU SEE

(PIANO SOLO)

WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, YOU'RE IMPATIENT
YOUR MISTAKES THEY ARE FORGIVEN,
YOU ACT A FOOL, YOUR PARENTS SHAKE THEIR HEADS
JUST SHAKE THEIR HEADS AND SMILE

WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG YOU DON'T THINK
THAT YOU'LL EVER SEE THE DAY
THEY'LL GROW OLD, AND BECOME FRAGILE
AS YOU WERE AS A CHILD

(PIANO SOLO)

WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, YOU HAVE TIME
BUT HOW UNKIND,YOU DON'T KNOW IT
WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG, YOU HAVE A CHANCE
TO BECOME WHAT YOU WILL BE

WHEN YOU ARE YOUNG YOU CAN'T IMAGINE
THE YEARS THEY PASS, SO QUICKLY
MY HOPE FOR YOU, IS YOUR REGRETS
MAY THEY NEVER REPLACE YOUR DREAMS...PIANO

THROUGH THE YEARS, YOU GROW WISER
WISE ENOUGH TO SAY, I LOVE YOU
AND IF YOU'RE LUCKY YOU MAKE PEACE
WITH YOURSELF, FOR IF YOU DON'T

THE WORLD WILL SEEM SO UNFAIR
YOU'LL CLOSE YOUR EYES, AND WHEN THEY OPEN,
YOU WILL FIND ONCE YOU WERE YOUNG,
BEFORE YOU KNOW IT, YOU ARE OLD