At a bar down in my home town an old man chimed in And I thought, he was out of his head And all being a young man, I just laughed it off When I heard, what this old man he said
He said, I'll never again Turn the young ladies heads Or go running off into the wind I'm three quarters home From the start to the end And I wish I was eighteen again
Oh I wish I was eighteen again And going where I've never been Now old folks and old oaks Standing tall just pretend I wish I was eighteen again
Time turns the pages and life goes so fast The years turn the black hair all grey I talk to some young folks but they don't understand The words, this old man got to say
Oh I wish I was eighteen again And going where I've never been Now old folks and old oaks Standing tall just pretend I wish I was eighteen again