7 Years

Intro   Em Once I was seven years old   My mama told me                "Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely"                         234 Once I was seven years old   verse 1   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 Verse 2   I always had that dream   Like my daddy before me   So I started writing songs   I started writing stories   Something about that glory     Just always seemed to bore me   Cause only those I really love will ever really know me chorus Once I was twenty years old   My story got told   Before the morning sun when life was lonely   Once I was twenty years old verse 3   I only seek my goals   I don’t believe in failure   Cause I know the smallest voices they can make it major   I got my boys with me   At least those in favour   And if we don’t meet before I leave I hope i’ll see you later.   chorus 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 sold   We’ve traveled around the world and we’re still roaming   Soon we’ll be thirty years old   verse 4   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   Breakdown   Soon I’ll be sixty years old   My daddy got sixty-one   Remember life and then your life becomes a better one   I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once                             H        I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month   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.... 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   My mama told me                Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely"   Once I was seven years old    Outro   Once I was seven years old