Eels - In My Younger Days lyrics

In my younger days This wouldn't have been so hard I would've just shrugged it off But now it's tough I'm not so rough I've got a little ways to go It's not over yet, I know But it feels Not so far away In my younger days This still would've knocked me down But I would've just bounced right back, you know Now I'm a statistic But I'm not fatalistic I'm not yet resigned to fate And I'm not gonna be ruled by hate But it's strong And it's filling up my days In my younger days I would've just chalked it up As part of my ongoing education But I've had enough Been through some stuff And I don't need any more misery To teach me what I should be I just need you back