Tom T. Hall - I'm Forty Now lyrics

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