[strumming guitar] - So I was, uh,
getting ready for Christmas last year, and uh,
um,
I was flying home and uh,
my,
I was thinking
about Christmas gifts, and uh,
I was like "Ah, I need to buy my [?] a Christmas gift,"
It was like two days before Christmas, and uh,
I was like, "Well..."
"you know, the easiest thing for a songwriter or musician is to write a song for someone!" [laughing]
So I wrote a song for her, uh, and put it on the album, and uh...
It was kind of an afterthought, really,
and, uh, I thought it'd fit well. It's, uh, called "When We Were Young," and I think most of us in here can relate to it.
There's a lot of young faces in here, but uh...
um,
"When We Were Young."
[playing harmonica]
♪ Remember when we'd look up ♪
♪ at the mansion on the hill. ♪
♪ Dream of living forever ♪
♪ if we can make time stand still. ♪
♪ We were all afraid and reckless ♪
♪ held a candle to the wind ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
♪ Well, we'd run through fields of green by day ♪
♪ chase the stars by night. ♪
♪ And fight the grip of wilderness ♪
♪ with all our mind. ♪
♪ Lie awake and let the cool summer breeze ♪
♪ sweep across our feet ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
♪ When we were young, we still believed in love. ♪
♪ Had faith in all the problems the world slipped into our hands ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
♪ Well, the sidewalks down on King Street ♪
♪ where we knew every voice and face. ♪
♪ We both knew our dreams ♪
♪ were too big for that place. ♪
♪ Our hearts on fire and restless. ♪
♪ The open highway stretched into sun ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
♪ When we were young, we still believed in love. ♪
♪ Had faith in all the problems the world slipped into our hands ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
[continues playing harmonica]
♪ Well, it's 20 years down the road, now. ♪
♪ Time has come and gone. ♪
♪ Like a knife up in this steel trap, ♪
♪ to rip into my flesh and bone. ♪
♪ But your voice shines in like a light ♪
♪ and you're still strong ♪
♪ just like I remember. ♪
♪ Just like I remember... ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
♪ When we were young, we still believed in love. ♪
♪ Had faith in all the problems the world slipped into our hands ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
♪ When we were young, I still believed in love. ♪
♪ Had faith in all the problems the world slipped into our hands ♪
♪ when we were young. ♪
[continues playing harmonica]
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