There were barefoot dreams of catching outlaws
There were school dreams of catching footballs
There were young dreams of finding great romance
There were armies and I took the chance
There were avenues of glory and some deep despair
That put subtle shapes of silver in my hair
Well I'm forty now and I'm a man
But I can't resist the urge to put dreams in my plans
So many hopeless dreams and I broke some vows
Maybe life begins for me, I'm forty now
There were summer nights and there were good days
Life was water and I made waves
Oh I was crazy then so I made some breaks
Maybe God can look the other way
Either good outweighs the bad or we forget the bad
I'm thankful for a few friends that I've had
'Cause I'm forty now and I'm a man
But I can't resist the urge to put dreams in my plans
So many hopeless dreams and I broke some vows
Maybe life begins for me, I'm forty now
Well I'm forty now
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- Miscellaneous
- Country Songs For Children
- Faster Horses
- Ballad Of Forty Dollars
- Saturday Morning Songs
- Ultimate Collection
- Homecoming
- Non-Album Releases
- Tom T. Hall - Storyteller, Poet, Philosopher
- The Essential Tom T. Hall: Twentieth Anniversary...
- In Search Of A Song
- In Search of a Song / The Rhymer and Other Five and Dimers
- Tom T. Hall: The Definitive Collection
- Country Songs for Kids
- 50 Greatest Hits
- Greatest Hits, Volumes 1 & 2
- Greatest Hits, Volume II
- The Essential: Story Songs
- Home Grown
- Classic Country 1970-1974