You Gotta Be Young To See

I WON'T FORGET THE DAY I FOUND MY FIRST PLACE ON THE EDGE OF TOWN A FEW MILK CRATES, A BEAT UP COUCH AND AN OLD TV A LITTLE RUN DOWN, A LITTLE BIT SMALL BUT TO ME IT WAS THE TAJ MAHAL IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU GOTTA BE YOUNG TO SEE FRIDAY NIGHT, WHAT THE HELL LET'S GO JUST LIKE THAT WE WERE ON THE ROAD THREE BEST FRIENDS AND THE RADIO IS ALL WE'D NEED WE PUT A THOUSAND MILES ON AN OLD RED JEEP JUST TO WATCH THE SUN RISE ON THE BEACH IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU GOTTA BE YOUNG TO SEE CHORUS WHEN YOU'RE YOUNG THERE'S PLENTY OF TIME TO GET OLDER CAUSE ONCE YOU'RE OLD THAT'S ALL YOU'LL EVER BE THERE IS BEAUTY TO LIVING LIFE WILD AND FREE AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU GOTTA BE YOUNG TO SEE I LEFT HOME AROUND TWENTY-TWO MOMMA BEGGED ME TO FINISH SCHOOL NOTHING ANYONE COULD DO, IT WAS UP TO ME I PACKED MY BAGS AND AN OLD GUITAR CAUSE IF YOU'RE EVER GONNA BE A STAR IT'S JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS YOU'VE GOTTA BE YOUNG TO SEE CHORUS SO GROW YOUR HAIR, GET A NEW TATTOO QUIT YOUR JOB, GO TO BONNAROO WHATEVER IT IS YOU WANNA DO OR YOU WANNA BE DON'T PUT IT OFF FOR TOO MANY YEARS CAUSE SOME OF THE BEST STUFF DISAPPEARS I'M NOT OLD ENOUGH TO KNOW, BUT I BELIEVE THERE'S JUST SOME THINGS YOU GOTTA BE YOUNG TO SEE