Take me back, back when I was younger
Take me back, back when I was younger
When my love was so much stronger
When I loved, I love my mother
When I loved, I loved my brothers
Loved them like I loved no other
Took me in the palm of their hands
Tried to make me understand
"Son, you gotta do the best you can"
"Cause it's a cold cold cold, cold world
Well it's a cold, cold cold, cold world
It's a cold, cold world"
She said, "Son, you're gonna be a rich man
Don't you take them reprimands
You might just need a helpin' hand
And when you're in the firin' line
Feel them bullets whizzin' by
Don't you leave your friends behind"
"Cause it's a cold cold cold, cold world
Well it's a cold, cold cold, cold world
It's a cold, cold world"