Once I was seven years old, my mama told me
"Go make yourself some friends, or you'll be lonely"
Once I was seven years old
(Once I was seven years old)
It was a big, big world, but we thought we were bigger
Pushin' each other to the limits, we were learnin' quicker
By eleven, smokin' herb and drinkin' burnin' liquor
Never rich, so were out to make that steady figure
Once I was seven years old, my daddy told me
"Go get yourself a wife, or you'll be lonely"
Once I was 11 years old
(Once I was 11 years old)
I always had that dream, like my daddy before me
So I started writin' songs, I started writin' stories
Somethin' about that glory just always seemed to bore me
'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me
Once I was 20 years old, my story got told
I was writin' about everything I saw before me
Once I was 20 years old
(Once I was 20 years old)
Soon, we'll be 30 years old, our songs have been sold
We've travelled around the road, and we're still roamin'
Soon, we'll be 30 years old
(Soon, we'll be 30 years old)
Soon, I'll be 60 years old, my daddy got 61
Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once
I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month
Soon, I'll be 60 years old
(Soon, I'll be 60 years old)
Soon, I'll be 60 years old
(Soon, I'll be 60 years old)
Once I was seven years old, my mama told me
"Go make yourself some friends, or you'll be lonely"
Once I was seven years old
(Once I was seven years old)