In the days of my youth, I was told what it means to be a man,
Now I`ve reached that age, I`ve tried to do all those things the best I can.
No matter how I try, I find my way into the same old jam.

*Good Times, Bad Times, you know I had my share;
When my woman left home for a brown eyed man,
Well, I still don`t seem to care.

Sixteen, I fell in love with a girl as sweet as could be,
Only took a couple of days `til she was rid of me.
She swore that she would be all mine and love me till the end,
But when I whispered in her ear, I lost another friend, oooh.

* Chorus

I know what it means to be alone, I sure do wish I was at home.
I don`t care what the neighbors say, I`m gonna love you each and every day.
You can feel the beat within my heart. Realize, sweet babe, we ain`t ever gonna part