I Was Young by Keith Birmingham

I Was Young
Copyright: 04/20/2011, Keith Birmingham
                                
Life was good when the weather was fair and the sun was shining.
The women danced through my mind like the songs that I was singing.
The booze it flowed like a river and I never knew that I was sinking.
But, I was young. And, I was dumb.

With dark gray clouds rolling in I began my search for shelter.
And, I found warmth in the arms of a woman I thought would care.
But, the love she had was the love of my misfortune.
And, I was young. And, I was dumb.

So, I moved on in my search for the love that I was after.
Elusive dreams that I had would haunt me everyday.
I count the cost of the friends and the family I have squandered.
And, I was young. And, I was dumb.
And, I was young. And, I was dumb.

Now those dreams have faded to a life in the here-after.
But, I have found the love that I have searched for anyway.
And, it really doesn't matter how the world thinks that I got here.
'Cause I was young. And, I was dumb.
I was young. And, I was dumb.