Intro: 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 treat life as if it were a little baby's toy Oh boy, oh boy When I, when I was a man Well I shouldered off my boyish ways And I set about to learn the best I can And all the wicked ways of this old world Were just so hard to understand Oh man, oh man But if you're stepping hard you're bound to make some noise And if you're crying Then I hope you're overjoyed And if you're lacking Let me give you what I have 'Cause I've got your back Well I'm coming back Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh When I, when I was in love Man I would count my blessings daily 'Cause it seems try fell upon me from above Oh but somehow time had tricked me to believe it That it just wasn't enough Mmmmm I fucked it up, mmmm But if you're stepping hard you're bound to make some noise And if you're crying Then I hope you're overjoyed And if you're lacking Let me give you what I have 'Cause I've got your back And I always have Oh yeah! Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh, Ooooh