Was so much colder then, My father was a soldier then. And times were very hard, When I was young. I smoked my first cigarette at ten, The girls (?) since then. Ball When I was young When I was young, It was more important Much louder When I was young. I met my first love, at thirteen, She was brown, and I was pretty green, And I learned quite a lot, When I was young. Was so much colder then, My father was a soldier then. Times were very hard, When I was young. When I was young, It was more important, But much louder When I was young.