When I Was a Young Man

What did I do with my plans?
They left me high and dry so long ago.

What are these roads on my hands?

Where am I now? Please show me where to go.

You are the only one who knows

Every part of me, yet somehow you remain

Steadfast through all my highs and lows.

And when it feels like I've lost more than I'll gain...

Hold me; help me see

The path you have paved for me.

Love me as only you can.

Show me I can be

The lover I could not be

When I was a young man.

Where are the friends I once knew

And the seemingly boundless dreams of youth?

There's so much I would undo,

Now that I'm older, aware of the truth.

You are the only one who knows

The answers; all my guessing is in vain.

Guide me through all my highs and lows;

And when it feels like I've lost more than I'll gain...

Hold me; help me see

The path you have paved for me.

Love me as only you can.

Show me I can be

The love I could not be

When I was a young man.

I'm not quite an old man,

But I'm getting closer and closer

To seeing what's on the other side.

Hey, at least I've learned that

I need no longer be a poser,

A cocky kid clinging to his pride.

   

(instrumental interlude)

I feel free, walking down this road.

And if I lose my way, lead me back again...and

Hold me; help me see

The path you have paved for me.

Love me as only you can.

Show me I can be

The lover I could not be

When I was a young man.

© 2020 David Acosta