Eric Burdon
When I was young


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The rooms were so much colder then
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My father was a soldier then
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And times were very hard
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When I was young
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 When I was young

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I smoked my first cigarette at ten
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And for girls I had a that yen
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And I had quite a ball
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When I was young

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When I was young it was more important
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Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
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When I was young
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 When I was young
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I met my first love at thirteen
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She was brown, and I was pretty green
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And I learned quite a lot
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When I was young
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 When I was young
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When I was young it was more important
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Pain more painful and laughter much louder, yeah
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When I was young
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 When I was young
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My faith was so much stronger than
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I believed in fellow men
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And I was so much older then
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When I was young
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 When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young