I'm Forty Now Lyrics - Tom T. Hall

There were barefoot dreams of catching outlaws 

There were school dreams of catching footballs 

There were young dreams of finding great romance 

There were armies and I took the chance 

There were avenues of glory and some deep despair 

That put subtle shapes of silver in my hair 

Well I'm forty now and I'm a man but I can't resist the urge to put dreams in my plans 

So many hopeless dreams and I broke some vows 

Maybe life begins for me I'm forty now 

There were summer nights and there were good days life was water and I made waves 

Oh I was crazy then so I made some breaks maybe God can look the other way 

Either good outweighs the bad or we forget the bad 

I'm thankful for a few friends that I've had 

Cause I'm forty now and I'm a man... 

Well I'm forty now 

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