Album title track, this song is about aging, and time spent in reflection on our life.
lyrics
To Be Young Again
On a night the moon never rose
Air still as we nearly froze
Stuck in that car, we hadn’t gone far, but
Far enough we couldn’t get home
We were young and in love at the time
Baptized by whiskey and wine
I leaned in, she gave me that grin
As we kissed in that backseat of mine
Oh, to be young again
So many years gone, we near the end
Oh, to be young again
once wild, reckless dreams lie ahead
Inn those days of youth never needed much proof
Lived our life through our hearts and soul
Careless and free, always wanted to be, we
Had time to see our lives unfold
We’d gather ‘round the fire in crowds
Singing songs that meant everything to us
As the smoke grew higher, our voices a choir
Those flames grow wild as the cut
Oh, to be young again
So many years gone, we near the end
Oh, to be young again
once wild, reckless dreams lie ahead
In the autumn. Of our lives we grow fragile
Our steps slow and methodical
Biding our time, we age like fine wine
reckless no longer plausible
Oh, to be young again
So many years gone, we near the end
Oh, to be young again
once wild, reckless dreams lie ahead
credits
from To Be Young Again,
released April 7, 2021
N Jay Burr: guitar, bass, vocals. Denis Keldie: B3 organ. Jim Casson: drums
Stories unfold by a professional musician turned songwriter. I play a lot of instruments. In the Covid19 summer and winter of 2020 and 2021, I performed and recorded these songs for my 2 solo albums. I hope you enjoy.
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