In the rare old times, the good old days,
Wine got strong, the ferry man paid,
I picked up my dreams, dropped my father’s load,
Said “goodbye” and hit the road.
I was young, all my stars did shine.
She was just nineteen, out of the west,
I threw her some mumbles, lord I did my best,
She was hanging loose, on the run,
We ditched her man ‘cause he wasn’t fun.
I was young all my stars did shine.
I did my job, earned my pay,
Got enlightened by the books of the latter day,
With all guns blazing there was nowhere to hide,
From the serene song on the Brighton seaside.
I was young, all my stars did shine.
New York, February, mighty cold,
For a butcher or a barman seeking gold,
I read the book of Christ, sought the Holy Grail,
Found love in a subway and a balcony rail.
I was young, all my stars did shine.
I left her with a smile at Dublin docks,
She’d swelled in the belly I’d grown my locks,
But that was what she wanted, easy to see,
Someone to manipulate, a living effigy.
I was young, all my stars did shine.
I crossed the water, it was often done,
Learned my trade by twenty one,
London town, the beast of old,
I bought some lines, I was never sold.
I was young, all my stars did shine.
She turned up again, I was seeking fame,
The child by her side bore my mother’s name,
The terms we agreed mean I travel on,
With my heart full and journey a song.
I’m getting old, all my stars did shine.
Now what I’ve learned from moving as a master,
Is the more you got the more you got to look after,
The centre of my world is where I stand,
With love in my heart, love in my hand.
I’m getting old, all my stars still shine.
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