You'll Never Be This Young Again | Ellis Paul

You'll Never Be This Young Again - Written by Ellis Paul
Recorded Live September 11, 2021
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Lyrics:
I met a walkin’ man
His life fit in his pockets
His thumb was in mid-air
On a road in Millinocket
A six string guitar
And his girlfriend’s locket
Going my way,
My way
For a dream
He left the mills,
He left the bricks
He left the mortar
I told him I could take him
To the Massachusetts’ border
He sang like a jukebox
On an endless roll of quarters
Down the highway
On a bright, lit,
Summer day
(Chorus)
Oh, You’ll never be this young again
The train conductor’s
Calling your ticket
And If it ain’t now,
Then when?
The mountain top
Ain’t gonna wait forever
Fill your lungs with oxygen
And take your first step
Breathe out,
Breathe in,
You’ll never be this young again
An old friend said,
“Ellis, I’ve been living in a cubicle
Making cold calls
Popping pharmaceuticals
I thought my whole my life
Would read more like a musical”
So write your own
West Side Story
Shake off the shackles
Buy a tackle box a boat
A cabin on Sebago
To think,
To float
When the typewriter’s clackin’
The novel gets wrote
I’m telling you now
No risk,
No glory
You only get so many heartbeats
You only get so many first kisses
So sweet
Dreams don’t come easy
And they don’t come cheap
Don’t let the haters
Kick them out of you,
Out of you