When I Was Just a Boy

“When I Was Just A Boy” When I was just a boy, my mother would tell me This life is but a blink of God’s eye When I became a man, my father had taught me Live fast and you’re sure to die young And oh my son, don’t say I didn’t warn you Never build your house on a sandy foundation Guard your heart Don’t build walls around it Never live your life without love and patience Find your way on board before your train leaves the station And now that I am grown The seeds that were sown Live deep in the heart of this man And when, if God allows, a child of my own I’ll share what my parents said Oh my son, don’t say I didn’t warn you Never build your house on a sandy foundation Guard your heart Don’t build walls around it Never live your life without love and patience Find your way on board before your train leaves the station Oh my son, don’t say I didn’t warn you Never build your house on a sandy foundation Guard your heart Don’t build walls around it Never live your life without love and patience Find your way on board before your train leaves the station Out of breath from the woods I’d come running fast to be home when the street lights came on And a branch brushed my cheek It didn’t cut deep But the sting made me feel so alive