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Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins
Drums
Danny McCulloch
Danny McCulloch
Bass
Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
Lead Vocals
John Weider
John Weider
Guitar
Vic Briggs
Vic Briggs
Piano
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Barry Jenkins
Barry Jenkins
Songwriter
Danny McCulloch
Danny McCulloch
Songwriter
Eric Burdon
Eric Burdon
Songwriter
John Weider
John Weider
Songwriter
Vic Briggs
Vic Briggs
Arranger
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Bob Ludwig
Bob Ludwig
Mastering Engineer
Tom Wilson
Tom Wilson
Producer

Lyrics

[Verse 1]
The rooms were so much colder then
My father was a soldier then
And times were very hard
When I was young
When I was young
[Verse 2]
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls, I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young
[Instrumental]
When I was young, it was more important
Pain more painful
The laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young
[Verse 3]
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young
When I was young
[Chorus]
When I was young, it was more important
Pain more painful
Laughter much louder, yeah
When I was young
When I was young
[Verse 4]
My faith was so much stronger then
I believed in fellow men
And I was so much older then
When I was young
When I was young
[Outro]
When I was young
When I was young
When I was young...
Written by: Barry Jenkins, Danny McCulloch, Eric Burdon, John Weider, Vic Briggs

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