i'm forty now

there were barefoot dreams of catching outlaws

there were school dreams of catching footballs

there were young dreams of finding great romance

there were armies and i took the chance

there were avenues of glory and some deep despair

that put subtle shapes of silver in my hair

well i'm forty now and i'm a man but i can't resist the urge to put dreams in my plans

so many hopeless dreams and i broke some vows

maybe life begins for me i'm forty now

there were summer nights and there were good days life was water and i made waves

oh i was crazy then so i made some breaks maybe god can look the other way

either good outweighs the bad or we forget the bad

i'm thankful for a few friends that i've had

cause i'm forty now and i'm a man. well i'm forty now