Once I was seven years old Once I was seven years old It was a big, big world But we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits We were learning quicker By eleven, smoking herb and drinking burning liquor Never rich, so we were out to make that steady pay go I always had that dream Like my daddy before me So I started writing songs So I started writing stories Something about that glory Just always seemed so boring Cause only those I really loved Belonged to me Belonged to me Belonged to me Belonged to me Once I was eleven years old Daddy told me Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely Once I was twenty years old Before the morning sun when life was lonely Once I was twenty years old I only see my goals I don't believe in failure Cause I know the smallest voices They can make it major At least put those in paper And if we don't meet before I leave I hope I'll see you later Once I was twenty years old Stories I told I was writing about everything I saw before me Stumbled at thirty years old I was sunk up in the cold Travelled around with love and wished it on me Stumbled at thirty years old Years old Years old I'm still learning about life My woman brought children for me So I can sing them all my songs And I can tell them stories Most of my boys are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some I had to leave behind my brother I'm still sappy Soon I'll be sixty years old My daddy got sixty-one Remember life and then your life becomes a better one I made a man so happy When I wrote a letter once I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month Soon I'll be sixty years old Will I think the world is cold? Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Will I think the world is cold? Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Years old Years old