You wouldn't believe all the things that I've done You just can't see 'cause you're young I've paid my dues and I had my fun You'll have yours too, son You'll have yours too, son
You wouldn't believe how fast they can take it away You're walking 'round free and in chains the next day Time has a way of breaking you down Piece by piece From your tooth to your claw
Oh, trust me my son 'Cause you're still young
You wouldn't believe all the things that I've seen The girls I have known, and places I've been I've stood at Pompeii, prayed to stones in Delhi But you don't see shit when you look at me
I've watched the smoke rise from a prince's pyre It don't look much different from a beggar's fire I know you don't think much of me But in time, you'll see In time, my son 'Cause you're still young
Don't do what I've done When I was young
I've got some wisdom From the time that I've done But you're still young