When I was young Eric Burdon & The Animals The rooms were so much colder then. My father was a soldier then. And times were very hard. When I was young. When I was young. I smoked my first cigarette at ten. And for girls, I hall. When I was young. When I was young it was more important. Pain more painful, the laughter much louder, yeah. When I was young. When I was young. I met my first love at thirteen. She was brown, and I was pretty green. And I learned quite a lot. When I was young. When I was young. When I was young it was more important. Pain more painful, laughter much louder, yeah. When I was young. When I was young. My faith was so much stronger then. I believed in fellow men. And I was so much older then. When I was young. When I was young. When I was young. When I was young. When I was young.