Once I was seven years old my momma told me
Go make yourself some (1)_______
or you'll be (2)______
Once I was seven years old
It was a big big (3)_____,
but we thought we were (4)______
Pushing each other to the (5)______,
we were (6)________ quicker
By eleven (7)_______ herb and
(8)________ burning liquor
Never (9)____ so we were out
to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me
Go get yourself a (10)____ or you'll be lonely
Once I was eleven years old
I always had that (11)_____ like my daddy before me
So I started (12)_______ songs,
I started writing (13)_______
Something about that (14)_____
just always (15)______ to (16)____ me
'Cause only those I really love
will ever really (17)____ me
Once I was twenty years old, my story got told
Before the (18)_______ sun, when life was lonely
Once I was twenty years old
I only see my (19)_____ , I don't believe in failure
'Cause I know the (20)________ voices,
they can make it (21)_____
I got my boys with me at (22)_____ those in favor
And if we don't (23)____ before I leave,
I hope I'll see you (24)_____
Once I was twenty years old, my story got told
I was writing about everything,
I saw before me
Once I was twenty years old
Soon we'll be thirty years old,
our songs have been (25)____
We've (26)________ around the world
and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be thirty years old
I'm still learning about life
My woman (27)_______ children for me
So I can sing them all my songs
And I can tell them stories
Most of my boys are with me
Some are still out (28)_______ glory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother I'm still (29)_____
Soon I'll be sixty years old,
my (30)_____ got sixty-one
Remember life and then
your life (31)_______ a better one
I made a (32)___ so happy when I wrote a (33)______ once
I hope my children come and (34)_____,
once or twice a (35)_____
Soon I'll be sixty years old,
will I think the world is (36)____
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
Soon I'll be sixty years old
Soon I'll be sixty years old,
will I think the world is cold
Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me
Soon I'll be sixty years old
Once I was seven years old, momma told me
Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely
Once I was seven years old
Once I was seven years old