Before you were born, you had it all All the love and riches in the world Before you were born, you'd fly along the wind Then you were born, And now you want it all back again Before you were born you had no fears The sun was your smile and the rain was your tears And nothing grew without the rain And your smile would never end Then you were born, And now you want it all back again I'll tell you this, I'm glad you were born I'll drink another to you as I light my cigarette Throw another log on desire And play that mandolin This chance won't come again