Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old
It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger
Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me,
"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely."
Once I was eleven years old
"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely.
Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold
We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
Soon we'll be thirty years old
I'm still learning about life
My woman brought 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 seeking glory
And some I had to leave behind
My brother, I'm still sorry
Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old
"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
Once I was seven years old
Once I was seven years old
[00:44.63]Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
[00:48.66]"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
[00:51.95]Once I was seven years old
[00:59.67]It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger
[01:03.29]Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker
[01:07.32]By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor
[01:10.80]Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure
[01:14.21]Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me,
[01:18.26]"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely."
[01:21.32]Once I was eleven years old
[01:41.35]"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely.
[02:14.77]Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold
[02:19.06]We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming
[02:22.27]Soon we'll be thirty years old
[02:29.87]I'm still learning about life
[02:31.65]My woman brought children for me
[02:33.40]So I can sing them all my songs
[02:35.34]And I can tell them stories
[02:37.04]Most of my boys are with me
[02:38.59]Some are still out seeking glory
[02:40.62]And some I had to leave behind
[02:42.75]My brother, I'm still sorry
[02:44.62]Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
[02:49.14]"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
[02:51.79]Once I was seven years old
[03:11.68]"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely."
[03:28.85]Once I was seven years old, my mama told me,
[03:32.83]"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely."
[03:36.12]Once I was seven years old
[03:43.44]Once I was seven years old