Old Before Your Time - Ray LaMontagne

Old Before Your Time - Ray LaMontagne/The Pariah Dogs
When i was a younger man looking for a pot of gold
Everywhere i turned the doors were closing
It took every ounce of faith i had to keep on keeping on
And still i felt like i was only losing
I refused then like i do now to let anybody tie me down
And i lost a few good friends along the way
I was raised up poor and i wanted more
And maybe i'm a little too proud
Lookin back i see a kid who was just
Afraid hungry and old before his time
Through the years i've known my share of broken hearted fools
And those who couldn't choose a path worth taking
There's nothing in the world so sad as talking to a man
Who never knew his life was his for making
Ain't it about time you realize it's not worth keeping score
You win some you lose some and you let it go
What's the use of stacking on every failure another stone
Till you find you've spent your whole life building walls
Lonely and old before your time
It took so long to see
That truth was all around me
Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turning gold
Like the sky my soul is also turning
Turning from the past at last and all i've left behind
Could it be that i am finally learning
Learnin that i'm deserving of love and the peaceful heart
I won't tear myself apart no more for trying
Tired of lyin to myself trying to buy what can't be bought
It's not living that you're doing if it feels like dying
Crying growing old before your time
Crying growing old before your time