When I Was Just A Boy

“When I Was Just A Boy”

When I was just a boy, my mother would tell me
This life is but a blink of God’s eye
When I became a man, my father had taught me
Live fast and you’re sure to die young

And oh my son, don’t say I didn’t warn you
Never build your house on a sandy foundation
Guard your heart
Don’t build walls around it
Never live your life without love and patience
Find your way on board before your train leaves the station

And now that I am grown 
The seeds that were sown 
Live deep in the heart of this man
And when, if God allows, a child of my own
I’ll share what my parents said

Oh my son, don’t say I didn’t warn you
Never build your house on a sandy foundation
Guard your heart
Don’t build walls around it
Never live your life without love and patience
Find your way on board before your train leaves the station

Oh my son, don’t say I didn’t warn you
Never build your house on a sandy foundation
Guard your heart
Don’t build walls around it
Never live your life without love and patience
Find your way on board before your train leaves the station

Out of breath from the woods
I’d come running fast to be home when the street lights came on
And a branch brushed my cheek
It didn’t cut deep
But the sting made me feel so alive