It Was a Very Good Year
A Journey Through the Seasons of Life: It Was a Very Good Year
Lyrics
When I was seventeen, it was a very good year
Reflecting on a positive and memorable time in the speaker's life at the age of seventeen.
It was a very good year for small town girls
Highlighting that the mentioned year was favorable for relationships with girls from small towns.
And soft summer nights
Emphasizing pleasant experiences during warm summer nights.
We'd hide from the lights
Recalling moments of intimacy or seclusion away from public attention.
On the village green
Describing a specific location, the village green, where significant memories were created.
When I was seventeen
Reiterating the age of seventeen as a key period for these memories.
When I was twenty-one, it was a very good year
Transitioning to another positive phase in life at the age of twenty-one.
It was a very good year for city girls
Noting the positive experiences with girls from the city during this period.
Who lived up the stairs
Detailing the living situation of the city girls, specifically living upstairs, possibly suggesting sophistication.
With perfumed hair
Highlighting an attractive feature of these city girls—perfumed hair.
That came undone
Suggesting a moment of vulnerability or intimacy with the mention of hair coming undone.
When I was twenty-one
Reiterating the age of twenty-one as significant for these memories.
When I was thirty-five, it was a very good year
Moving forward to another positive phase in life at the age of thirty-five.
It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls
Focusing on relationships with blue-blooded girls—possibly indicating a higher social class.
Of independent means
Describing these girls as independent and self-sufficient.
We'd ride in limousines
Highlighting a luxurious aspect of this period, riding in limousines.
Their chauffeurs would drive
Emphasizing the privilege of having chauffeurs during this phase.
When I was thirty-five
Reiterating the age of thirty-five as significant for these memories.
But now the days are short, I'm in the autumn of my years
Acknowledging the present state of the speaker in the later years, possibly in a more reflective or nostalgic tone.
And I think of my life as vintage wine
Comparing the speaker's life to vintage wine, suggesting richness and depth of experience.
From fine old kegs
Metaphorically referring to the speaker's life as fine old wine from quality casks.
From the brim to the dregs
Describing the entirety of the speaker's life, from the brim (beginning) to the dregs (end).
It poured sweet and clear
Expressing that the speaker's life has been sweet and clear, using the metaphor of wine.
It was a very good year
Summarizing the overall sentiment that the mentioned years were indeed very good.
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