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 %#@! 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