Song Of A Young Man

C G C C F C Desperation in the eyes of a young man ain’t so sweet C F G When you’re chewing at the last straw of lonesome, broken defeat C F C He has been there once, repeated twice and seen it all unfold C G C From his unlearned mistakes that pave a road of misfortune C F C The world will hold him tight, keep his half-laced boots close to the ground C F G The sky may darken, the rain can wash away his furrowed brow C F C He will beat his chest in attempt to run through a brick wall C G C Till he’s broken through and stands on ground no honest man can fall F C He’s seen it happen, he ain’t so sad C F G But the temper of a young man always seems to set him back F C There are folks talking and he ain’t listening C F G If you only could imagine the images he’s seeing F C Em Am So stand out of his way when you see him coming through F G C He ain’t looking to harm you C F C The day now drifts away as a young man stinks in his own stew C F G Woke with plenty of ambition that was gone by afternoon C F C And as he sits and ponders, curls his toes and thinks what can he do C G C The pot of coffee’s burnt and sunlights been replaced by the moon C F C And he will wrestle his own worries till they’re buried in the ground C F G He’s a bull in a China-shop, too stubborn to let down C F C A young man huffs and puffs and argues till his mind makes not a sound C G C Pours himself a double glass of Scotch to wash down 15 rounds C F C But don’t you doubt him, don’t go write off to the newspapers in town C F G Even though he’s broken his guts don’t make a frown C F C And that is what he’s got and that’s all he’s ever had C G C And for that you can thank his daddy lending a strong back F C He’s seen it happen, he ain’t so sad C F G But the temper of a young man always seems to set him back F C There are folks talking and he ain’t listening C F G If you only could imagine the images he’s seeing F C Em Am So stand out of his way when you see him coming through F G C He ain’t looking to harm you F C Em Am Yes I said stand out of his way when you see him coming through F G C He ain’t looking to harm you