Story Behind The Song

The song was written many years ago while my own kids were much younger than they are now. the idea for the song came to me when I commented to my wife that I'd love to move some furniture around, but I not "as young as I used to be". She made me move it anyway.

Song Description

The song goes through first the laments of growing up and then goes on to realize in the last verse that the "younger ones" don't have it any better than older folks do. In fact many of the worries of younger folks have already been resolved by now and really being young is more of an attitude than a matter of chronology

Lyrics

I find it hard to wake from my dreams
My bones ache when I rise
And though it's not as easy as it once seems
Just waking up is still a blessing in disguise.
Where did all those early days go?
Why do they seem so far from me?
I didn't ask for things to change so fast
I guess I'm not as young as I used to be

My kids are acting kind of strange
While I drive them off to school
They ask me where my hair has gone
and look at me as if I'm so uncool
It seems so wrong, so wrong to me now
Worked so hard just to reach forty-three
I'd take back those years if I could
But I'm not as young as I used to be

It seemed so easy once
Just laugh the days away
College life a mirage from long ago
A pretty face, a kiss could lead my life astray
But nowadays, I just don't know
Just where would we go
And Is there any fire left down below?

But the younger ones are at it tooth and nail
Working overtime to just get by
Stressin' over if they'll win or fail
I got past that point by and by
Perhaps where I am at was bound to happen
'Round a curve of time you can't foresee
But still in all I'm glad with the result
Cause I still feel as young as I used to be
The curve of life was always waiting
For me to value what I'd see
I'd not go back to live the frenzied lives
I've learned of what matters most to me
Lord knows, I'm where I want to be.
It's better than I thought it would be.
I'll just stay as young as I used to be.