He worked all week for a hard days pay
Walked to school five miles one way
It must rain every day
When he was my age
He quit school early to help grandpa
He was one man short on a cross cut saw
There was wood to cut and ground break
When he was my age
By the time he turned twelve and thirty nine
He been through hell and who retires
Drank his first homemade wine and started to shake
The tales get taller every time they told
The fish get longer as he grows old
He loves to talk about the good old days
When he was my age
He was sixty pounds lighter with a head full of hair
A dollar in his ticket take him anywhere
But nine o'clock was coming late
When he was my age
He talks about the time the doctor's call
He could have played pro ball but he had me the race
When he was my age
By the time he turned twelve and thirty nine
He'd been through hell and who at times
Drank his first homemade wine and started the shade
The tales get taller every time I told
The fish get longer as he grows old
He loves to talk about the good old days
When he was my age
When he was my age
He had a lot more living left to do
But hard work and hard times robbed him of his youth
He says it seems like yesterday
When he was my age
When he was my age
When he was my name