I Was Young Once Too

He raced that engine down the track 'round the tree on Christmas day

I was so amazed my dad would play with trains

I saw a sparkle in his eye, then I heard him say

"Come on, son, let's play, I was young once tooHe washed that Buick faithfully, Lord, he kept her clean

I thought that machine meant more to him than me

On the day I turned sixteen he threw me the keys

Said, "I was young once too, now she belongs to you"He was such a young man then, I'm older than that now

I hope I measure up to him, when the circle comes aroundI saw him in the attic sittin' cross legged on the floor

With some old photographs, he point and laughed

He said, "That's me in that picture", I said, "No son, that's your dad"

I was young once too and looked a lot like you