Lyrics
Let me tell you son
Expressing a paternal tone, offering advice or a life lesson.
If I had legs like you then I'd love to run
Using a hypothetical situation, implying a desire for the energy and freedom associated with youth.
You know and another thing kid
Continuing the conversation, possibly sharing more wisdom.
Let me sit you down here tell you what I did
Preparing to share personal experiences or lessons learned.
Well I fought the war
Referencing participation in a war, indicating a significant life event.
Got a kid, got a wife, got rich, got poor
Summarizing a varied life, including family and economic fluctuations.
Made it in my own time
Emphasizing the importance of personal achievement on one's terms.
All you need is patience and a peace of mind
Advising on the virtues of patience and maintaining mental tranquility.
So ease your mind my boy
Reiterating the importance of maintaining mental peace.
Ease your mind my boy
-Ease your mind
-And the things you want
Suggesting that desired goals can be achieved through perseverance.
Are the things you'll find
-So long
Parting words or farewell.
Your ship may sink before it even hits the water
Warning about potential obstacles and setbacks in pursuing dreams.
Your dreams may wind up at the bottom of the sea
-Don't let the changing winds of time
Advising against letting external circumstances define personal identity.
Define the man you want to be
-You want to be
Reiterating the desire for self-determination.
He said drink with me
Inviting to share a drink, celebrating both positive and negative experiences.
Toast the good and the bad
-Feel the sting of your memories
-Carry me to bed,
Reflecting on the paradox of aging, where foolishness may lead to wisdom.
My foolish old age makes a wise old head
-Let this be last
Accepting the inevitability of change and the passage of time.
For the time has come and all things must pass
-Let me hear you say
Encouraging the listener to recall and appreciate past advice.
What a wise old man told you yesterday
-So ease your mind, my boy
Reiterating the importance of maintaining mental peace.
Ease your mind, my boy
-Ease your mind
-And the things you want
Reiterating that desired outcomes are attainable with persistence.
Are the things you'll find
-So long
Parting words or farewell.
Your ship may sink before it even hits the water
Warning about potential obstacles and setbacks in pursuing dreams.
Your dreams may wind up at the bottom of the sea
-Don't let the changing winds of time
Advising against letting external circumstances define personal identity.
Define the man you want to be
-You want to be
Reiterating the desire for self-determination.
If you live for nothing then you'll die with nothing at all (x8)
Stressing the importance of having purpose in life.
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