When I Was Your Age (c) 2025 raspberry33

Verse 1: I rode a Stingray bike when I was your age And I learned how to fight when I was your age British bands on the radio building castles in the snow Dirty jokes for those in the know…. And trading baseball cards when I was your age

Verse 2: And I learned how to drive when I was your age Took chances and survived when I was your age Vietnam was in the air Revolution everywhere Which girl had the nicest hair…. And who should I ask to the prom When I was your age

Bridge: You could fill up your car, back then at 30 cents a gallon Plead with your mom and dad for a chance to drive the station wagon Back then, you saved up for a car of your own A Mustang or Camaro driven by testosterone…and plent unleaded

Verse 3: I had disco boots when I was your age Wore pastel leisure suits when I was your age Speeding with blind ambition willing to trash tradition Tried to be a musician… Mostly played vinyl When I was your age

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Verse 4: Had a budding career when I was you age Started drinking better beer when I was your age Married,with a family bought a house with a balcony Barely held on to my sanity…. Decisions bad and good when I was your age

Bridge: Computers ran banks back then; didn’t spy on your phone If your friends weren’t face to face then you were on your own If you didn’t drive back then, you walked or took the bus Back then the world belonged to us… not just the 1%