I Was Young Once Too

Written by richard leigh and robert byrne



He raced that engine down the track 'round the tree on christmas day

I was so amazed my dad would play with trains

I saw a sparkle in his eye, then i heard him say, come on son let's play, i

Was young once, too



He washed that buick faithfully, lord he kept her clean

I thought that machine meant more to him than me

On the day i turned sixteen he threw me the keys

Said i was young once, too, now she belongs to you



He was such a young man then, i'm older than that now

I hope i measure up to him, when the circle comes around



I saw him in the attic sittin' cross legged on the floor

With some old photographs, he point and laughed

He said, that's me in that picture, i said, no son, that's your dad

I was young once, too, and looked a lot like you



I was young once, too, i was young once, too

Merry christmas son, i wish your grandpa were here

He was young once, too, and looked like me and you


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