It Was A Very Good Year

It Was A Very Good Year

When I was seventeen, it was a very good year
I had lots of friends who I could make smile

I loved working in my dad's store making him smile

I had a girlfriend who made me smile

Life was easy when you had a little green
When I was seventeen

 

When I was twenty-one, it was a very good year

I was able to get my computer career going

I loved the computer business and I was growing

My friends were older, but they took me in

I made more money and that was no sin

I was married and had my first son

When I was twenty-one

When I was thirty-five, it was a very good year

My divorce was over and I started my new life

I was in computer sales and that was real nice

I loved mentoring the people who I managed

I had great sex and for the first time felt privileged

I was full of energy and drive

When I was thirty-five

 

And now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of my years
And I think of my life as vintage wine
From fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs
It poured sweet and clear
It was, is and going to be a very good year