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[Verse 1]
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He worked all week for a hard day's pay,
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Walked to school five miles one way,
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It must have rained everyday, when he was my age.
[Verse 2]
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He quit school early to help grandpa,
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He was one man short on a cross-cut saw,
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There was wood to cut and ground to rake, when he
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was my age.
[Chorus]
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By the time he turned twelve in thirtynine,
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He'd been through hell in Hoover time,
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Drank his first home-made wine, and started to
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shave.
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The tails get taller everytime they’re told,
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The fish get longer as he grows old,
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He loves to talk about good ol' days, when he was my
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age.
[Verse 3]
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He was sixty pounds lighter with a headful of hair,
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A dollar in his tank could take him anywhere,
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But nine o'clock was comin in late, when he was my age.
[Verse 4]
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He talks about the time the dodgers called,
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He could have played pro ball,
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But he had me to raise, when he was my age.
[Chorus]
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By the time he turned twelve in thirtynine,
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He'd been through hell in Hoover time,
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Drank his first home-made wine, and started to
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shave.
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The tails get taller everytime they’re told,
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The fish get longer as he grows old,
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He loves to talk about good ol' days, when he was my
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age.
[Verse 5]
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When he was my age, he'd had alot more livin left to do,
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But hard work and hard time, had robbed him of his youth.
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He says it seems like yesterday, when he was my age.
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When he was my age.
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When he was my age.
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When he was my age.