Once I was seven years old,
my mama told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
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 bigger
Once I was eleven years old,
my daddy told me
Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely
Once I was eleven years old
I always had that dream like my daddy before me
So I started writing songs,
I started writing stories
Something about that you'll be just always seem to bore me cuz only those I really love will ever really know me
Once I was 20 years old my story got told before the morning sun when life was lonely
Once I was 20 years old
I Only see my goals.
I don't believe in failure cuz I know the smallest voices they can make it major
I got my boys with me at least those in favor
And if we don't meet before I leave I hope I'll see you later
Once I was twenty years old
My story got told
I was writing about everything I saw before me
Once I was twenty years old
Soon we'll be thirty years old
Our songs have been sold
We've travelled around the world and we've still roamed
And soon we'll be thirty 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 sloppy, soon I'll be 60 years old.
My daddy got 61,
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 60 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 60 years old
Soon I'll be 60 years old
Soon I'll be 60 years old Mama
told me go Make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old
Once I was seven years old