Lyrics
When I was a young man
Reflecting on the speaker's past as a young man
And everything was feeling fresh and sweet
Describing a time of positivity and optimism
I used to stay out till dawn and work all day
Recalling the speaker's past habits of staying out late and working hard
Am I never really skipped a beat
Expressing resilience and not missing a beat in life
You know now everything hurts
Introducing a contrast between past and present, highlighting pain
You know it hurts so bad
Emphasizing the intensity of the current emotional and physical pain
When I wake up in the morning
Describing the difficulty of starting a new day
Getting out of bed is such a drag
Conveying the challenge of getting out of bed in the morning
You know now everything hurts
Reiterating the overall pain experienced
It's rubbing bone to bone
Describing a sense of discomfort and physical deterioration
I got a heart full of scars
Noting emotional wounds or hardships endured
But that's the price I pay for gettin old
Acknowledging the consequences of aging
Then they piled so much on my shoulders
Describing the burden of responsibilities placed on the speaker
And the world made a fool of me
Highlighting the speaker's sense of being deceived by the world
They bought me off with a little bit of pay
Indicating compromise with a little compensation
Just enough not to walk away
Explaining the incentive to stay despite dissatisfaction
You know now everything hurts
Repeating the theme of pervasive pain
You know it hurts so bad
Reiterating the profound nature of the hurt
When I wake up in the morning
Continuing to depict the struggles of starting each day
Getting out of bed is such a drag
Emphasizing the challenge of getting out of bed
You know now everything hurts
Reiterating the all-encompassing pain
It's rubbing bone to bone
Describing a physical and emotional struggle
I got a heart full of scars
Reaffirming emotional wounds as a consequence of aging
But that's the price I pay for gettin old
Acknowledging the price paid for the passage of time
Now every night I'd drink my age in whiskey
Describing a coping mechanism through excessive drinking
And I'd smoke myself under the rug
Highlighting a self-destructive behavior with substance abuse
I tried to Drown all my worries
Attempting to escape worries without addressing underlying issues
Never tending to the holes that I'd dug
Neglecting personal problems and challenges
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