7 Years (Acoustic)-Adam Christopher

[00:09.088]Once I was seven years old, my mama told me [00:13.984]"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely" [00:16.980]Once I was seven years old [00:20.232] [00:25.375]It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger [00:29.369]Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker [00:33.619]By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor [00:37.879]Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure [00:40.621] [00:41.120]Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me [00:45.879]"Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely" [00:48.874]Once I was eleven years old [00:51.370] [00:57.533]I always had that dream, like my daddy before me [01:01.273]So I started writing songs, I started writing stories [01:05.533]Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me [01:09.527]'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me [01:12.778] [01:13.032]Once I was twenty years old, my story got told [01:17.923]Before the morning sun, when life was lonely [01:20.677]Once I was twenty years old [01:23.672] [01:29.325]I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure [01:33.331]'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major [01:37.325]I got my boys with me, at least those in favor [01:41.331]And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later [01:44.825] [01:45.083]Once I was twenty years old, my story got told [01:49.576]I was writing 'bout everything I saw before me [01:52.824]Once I was twenty years old [01:55.333] [02:00.824]Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold [02:05.828]We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming [02:09.081]Soon we'll be thirty years old [02:11.577] [02:15.730]I'm still learning about life [02:17.473]My woman brought children for me [02:19.224]So I can sing them all my songs [02:21.732]And I can tell them stories [02:23.239]Most of my boys are with me [02:24.973]Some are still out seeking glory [02:27.224]And some I had to leave behind [02:29.233]My brother, I'm still sorry [02:30.976]Soon I'll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one [02:35.224]Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one [02:38.976]I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once [02:43.117]I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month [02:46.567] [02:46.826]Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold [02:51.317]Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? [02:54.819] [02:55.065]Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold [02:59.070]Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? [03:03.076]Soon I'll be sixty years old [03:05.572] [03:10.822]Once I was seven years old, my mama told me [03:15.756]"Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely" [03:19.005]Once I was seven years old [03:21.502]