Forty Again
Timeless Yearning: Forty Again
Lyrics
Still the same old neighborhood like many years ago
Reflecting on the familiar neighborhood that hasn't changed over the years.
Houses sit in white picket frames like Rockwells in a row
Describing houses in a picturesque manner, reminiscent of Norman Rockwell's paintings.
I've always been a rebel son but daddy didn't mind
Acknowledging a rebellious nature, but the father was accepting and supportive.
He wanted me to chase my dreams the way he did one time
Father encouraging the speaker to pursue dreams, mirroring the father's past choices.
Now he's on the front porch as I get out of my car
The speaker arrives, and the father is on the front porch.
And as my father's eyes meet mine there's one wish in my heart
The wish in the speaker's heart as the eyes of the father and son meet.
I'm wishin' my daddy was forty again
Expressing the desire for the father to be forty again.
He would be young and I would be ten
Imagining a scenario where the father is young, and the speaker is a child of ten.
We would go fishin' throw an old ball around
Envisioning shared activities like fishing and playing ball.
Wash his truck go into town
Listing simple, nostalgic activities like washing the truck and going to town.
We can never go back to the way it was then
Acknowledging the impossibility of returning to the past, but the wish remains.
Just for today I wish he was forty again
Reiterating the desire for the father to be forty again, just for today.
Now we'll sit and talk for hour of life out on the road
Shifting to a scene of sitting and talking about life experiences on the road.
What I've seen and where I've been and journeys left to go
Discussing the speaker's past and future journeys with the father.
Mama looks at both of us "you're like two kids I swear"
Mentioning the mother's observation that both father and son act like children.
Then the stories turn to laughter before the leaving turns to tears
Transitioning from stories to laughter before the emotional departure.
I'm wishing my daddy was forty again
Repeating the wish for the father to be forty again.
How would be young and I would be ten
Imagining a scenario where the father is young, and the speaker is a child of ten (repeated).
We would go fishin' throw an old ball around
Envisioning shared activities like fishing and playing ball (repeated).
Wash his old truck go into town
Listing simple, nostalgic activities like washing the truck and going to town (repeated).
We could never go back to the way it was then
Acknowledging the impossibility of returning to the past, but the wish remains (repeated).
Just for today I wish he was forty again
Reiterating the desire for the father to be forty again, just for today (repeated).
Oh,and just for today I wish he was forty again
Concluding the song with a repetition of the wish for the father to be forty again (repeated).
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