When You Are 18

When you are eighteen
You're a man who is ready
Who is strong and who's steady
You know what I mean

When you are eighteen
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When you are eighteen

When you are eighteen
You are braver and bolder
Then that crowd who are older
You know who I mean

When you are eighteen
With all those years to prepare you
There's nothin' can scare you
When you are 18

I'm ready to travel
To follow my star
To the places I've been dreamin' of
I'm ready for livin'
I'm ready for life
And I know that I'm ready for love

But when you are eighteen
They say wait and don't worry
And hey what's your hurry
'Cause you're only eighteen

I'm ready to travel
To follow my star
To places I've been dreamin' of
I'm ready for livin'
I'm ready for life
And I know that I'm ready for love

When you are eighteen
With the world all around you
It can sometimes astound you
You know what I mean

Just how much they don't know "ha"
All those cowboys and chancers
I got more of the answers
And I'm only eighteen