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James Otto – Misspent Youth lyrics
Seventeen and innocent
I wonder where all the years went
Lookin' back on a youth misspent
God, I miss those days
All the chances that we took
Always leaped and never looked
I tell you I could write a book
On all the hell we raised
(Chorus:)
Thought I was cool with my lucky stripes
I didn't start too many fights
But in those days I finished quite a few
Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine
And any trouble we could find
The worst of days were the best of times
Lookin' back through life's rearview
Lookin' back
I miss my misspent youth
I'm no worse now for the wear
I've gotten married and cut my hair
Me and her we're quite a pair
All my friends say
And speaking of old friends
We still talk now and then
'Cept now there's a few of them
You can only reach by prayer
(Chorus:)
We were cool with our lucky stripes
Didn't start too many fights
But in those days we finished quite a few
Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine
And any trouble that we could find
The worst of days were the best of times
Lookin' back through life's rearview
And lookin' back
I miss my misspent youth
Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine
And any trouble we could find
The worst of days were the best of times
Lookin' back through life's rearview
And lookin' back
I miss my misspent youth
I miss my misspent youth
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Seventeen and innocent I wonder where all the years went Lookin' back on a youth misspent God, I miss those days All the chances that we took Always leaped and never looked I tell you I could write a book On all the hell we raised (Chorus:) Thought I was cool with my lucky stripes I didn't start too many fights But in those days I finished quite a few Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine And any trouble we could find The worst of days were the best of times Lookin' back through life's rearview Lookin' back I miss my misspent youth I'm no worse now for the wear I've gotten married and cut my hair Me and her we're quite a pair All my friends say And speaking of old friends We still talk now and then 'Cept now there's a few of them You can only reach by prayer (Chorus:) We were cool with our lucky stripes Didn't start too many fights But in those days we finished quite a few Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine And any trouble that we could find The worst of days were the best of times Lookin' back through life's rearview And lookin' back I miss my misspent youth Beat-up cars and the cheapest wine And any trouble we could find The worst of days were the best of times Lookin' back through life's rearview And lookin' back I miss my misspent youth I miss my misspent youth Explain Request ×



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Songwriters: C. J. WATSON, JAMES ALLEN OTTO
Misspent Youth lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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