[00:18.03] Once, I was seven years old [00:20.92] My mama told me [00:22.74] Go make yourself some friends, or you'll be lonely [00:26.10] Once, I was seven years old [00:30.25] [00:34.28] It was a big, big world [00:36.87] But we thought we were bigger [00:38.82] Pushing each other to the limits [00:41.03] We were learning quicker [00:42.92] By eleven, smoking herb and drinking burning liquor [00:47.31] Never rich, so we were out to make that steady figure [00:50.69] Once I was eleven years old [00:53.41] My daddy told me [00:55.23] "Go get yourself a wife, or you'll be lonely." [00:58.97] Once I was eleven years old [01:03.58] [01:07.26] I always had that dream [01:09.32] Like my daddy before me [01:11.12] So I started writing songs [01:13.58] I started writing stories [01:15.29] Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me [01:19.40] 'Cause only those I truly love will ever really know me [01:23.23] Once I was twenty years old [01:25.96] My story got told [01:27.96] Before the morning sun [01:29.69] When life was lonely [01:31.22] Once I was twenty years old [01:33.75] [01:39.88] I only see my goals [01:41.88] I don't believe in failure [01:43.66] 'Cause I know the smallest voices [01:46.03] They can make it major [01:47.93] I got my boys with me [01:49.94] At least those in favour [01:51.87] And if we don't meet before I leave [01:54.15] I hope I'll see you later [01:55.99] Once I was twenty years old [01:58.58] My story got told [02:00.33] I was writing about everything I saw before me [02:03.86] Once I was twenty years old [02:08.20] [02:11.71] Soon we'll be thirty years old [02:14.87] Our songs have been sold [02:16.68] We've travelled around the world, and we're still roaming [02:19.61] Soon we'll be thirty years old [02:24.53] [02:28.67] I'm still learning about life [02:30.50] My woman brought children for me [02:32.66] So I can sing them all my songs [02:34.75] And I can tell them stories [02:36.75] Most of my boys are with me [02:38.57] Some are still out seeking glory [02:40.67] And some I had to leave behind [02:42.84] Brother, I'm still sorry [02:44.67] Soon I'll be sixty years old [02:47.27] My daddy got sixty-one [02:48.78] Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one [02:52.93] I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once [02:56.93] I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month [03:00.58] Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold [03:05.36] Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? [03:09.02] Soon I'll be sixty years old [03:13.53] [03:16.97] Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold [03:21.42] Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? [03:25.26] Soon I'll be sixty years old [03:29.19] [03:33.30] Once I was seven years old, my mama told me [03:37.97] "Go make yourself some friends, or you'll be lonely." [03:41.53] Once, I was seven years old [03:49.26] Once I was seven years old [03:53.66]