In My Younger Days

In my younger days this wouldn't have been so hard

I would have just shrugged it off but now it's tough

I'm not so rough and I've got a little ways to go

It's not over yet I know but it feels not so far awayIn my younger days this still would've knocked me down

But I would've just bounced right back, you know

Now I'm a statistic but I'm not fatalistic

I'm not yet resigned to fate and I'm not gonna be ruled by hate

But it's strong and it's filling up my daysIn my younger days I would've just chocked it up

As part of my ongoing education but I've had enough

Been through some stuff and I don't need any more misery

To teach me what I should be, I just need you back