When I was young, I found a gun
Aimed straight for the setting sun
Now I know the damage done
When I was young, I was depressed
The world seemed lonely, as was I
Aimed that gun straight for the sky
Everybody says Oh, to be young
They wanna write their names on the sun
Everybody says it, but they're wrong
When I was young, I rode my bike
Past the old barn every night
Until Mother lit the front porch light
Everybody says Oh, to be young
They wanna write their names on the sun
Everybody says it, but they're wrong
When I was young I took my gun
I found a hole for it to lie
And I buried it beneath that sky