I Was Young Once Too - Alabama

作词：Richard Leigh/Robert Byrne

作曲：Richard Leigh/Robert Byrne

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 too

He 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 around

I saw him in the attic

sittin' cross legged on the floor

With some old photographs

he point and he 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

I was young once too i was young once too

Merry christmas son

i wish your grandpa were here

He was young once too

and looked like me and you