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At a bar down in Dallas an old man chimed in,
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And I thought he was out of his head.
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Just being a young man I just laughed it off
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When I heard what that old man had said.
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He said I'll never again turn the young ladies heads,
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Or go running off in - to the wind.
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I'm three quarters home from the start to the end.
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And I wish I was eight - teen a - gain.
Refrain:
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I wish I was eighteen again, and going where I've nev - er been.
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But old folks and old oaks standing tall just pre - tend.
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I wish I was eigh - teen a - gain.
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Now time turns the pages, and oh, life goes so fast.
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The years turn the black hair all grey.
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I talked to some young folks -- hey they don't understand
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The words this old man's got to say.
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I wish I was eighteen again, and going where I've nev - er been.
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But old folks and old oaks standing tall just pre - tend.
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I wish I was eigh - teen a - gain.
Instrumental Interlunde:
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Lord I wish I was eigh - teen a - gain