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The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard
When I was young
When I was young

I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls, I had a bad yen
And I had quite on a ball
When I was young

When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful, laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young

I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown, and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young
When I was young

When I was young it was more important
Pain more painful, laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young

My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young
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Cover art for When I Was Young lyrics by Animals, The

nice so cool, the recording is so cheap i love it

Cover art for When I Was Young lyrics by Animals, The

"I was so much Older then" Smart Lyric!

Points up the fact that when we are young and pliable we believe the Religious stuff we are taught (along with Santa and the Easter Bunny) but, also, we believe that our country is inherently Good, and pledge allegiance to the Flag and are Good Boy Scouts.

We tend to become Cynical and rebellious in the Teen years, and then more Conservative later as we age.

Cover art for When I Was Young lyrics by Animals, The

this song strongly parallels pink floyd's THE WALL.

1) pinks father was a soldier 2) he smoked a cig at ten in the movie 3) he always had a "bad yen" for girls 4) ok thats all, but yeah...