young man

billy dean

mama cries

son

don't leave town

find a girl and settle down

well i hate to break her heart

but that's not in the cards while i'm a young man

she says i could find a job

in the fields or on the docks

but i've always had a dream

to see all i can see while i'm a young man

when i'm just an old man on a front porch in a chair

rocking with the memories from my past

the lines you see on my face should tell a tale of no regrets

i want to look forward to looking back on the race i ran

when i was a young man

i want to see those seven seas

climb the highest mountain peak

make it my career

to make the most of every year while i'm a young man

daddy says young man

i know you have to stand on your own you can't sit at home

he says i understand

once i had big plans like you

i was a young man too

when i'm just an old man on a front porch in a chair

rocking with the memories from my past

the lines you see on my face should tell a tale of no regrets

i want to look forward to looking back on the race i ran

when i was a young man

mama please understand

i'm just a young man

i'm just a young man