When I, when I was a boy Well I was careless and I was foolish And I treated life as if it were a toy Yeah I was careless and I was foolish And I treated life as if it were a little baby's toy Oh boy, oh boy But when I... when I was a man Well I shuffled off my boyish ways and I set about to learn the best I can But all the wicked ways of this old world were just so hard to understand Oh man, oh man But if you're steppin hard you're bound to make some noise And if you're cryin well then I hope you're overjoyed And if you're lackin let me give you what I have Cuz I got your back, on a common path But when I... when I was in love Well I would count my blessins daily As it seemed they fell upon me from above But somehow time had tricked me to believin that it just wasn't enough And I fucked it up But if you're steppin hard you're bound to make some noise Oh, and if you're cryin well then I hope you're overjoyed And if you're lackin let me give you what I have Cuz I got your back, and I always have Oh yeah