The winter's chill
Has snapped my bamboo still
Outside the winds all roar
While I'm alone indoors
The cozy fire's gleam
Crackles in a stream
Like a timekeeper's beat
That echoes in my heart's retreat
The scent of yams by the flame's soft glow
A key to memories I used to know
It breaks the locks and opens wide
And takes me back to where I used to hide
Seventeen's rain
Soaked my white shirt in pain
Eighteen's sweet scent
Danced on the pavement
Nineteen taught me doubt
As I stood and looked about
Youth's not the crime
I'm the one to blame
For wasting all this time
That'll never be the same
Da la di la da da da
Like the clock's swinging sway
Da la di la da da da
Sold my youth away
If I could have one more chance
One more choice to make
I'd say it I would say
Enjoying's no mistake
Da la di la da da da
It's freedom's lively beat
Da la di la da da da
Where all my memories meet
Seventeen's rain
Soaked my white shirt in pain
Eighteen's sweet scent
Danced on the pavement
Nineteen taught me doubt
As I stood and looked about
Youth's not the crime
I'm the one to blame
For wasting all this time
That'll never be the same
Da la di la da da da
Like the clock's swinging sway
Da la di la da da da
Sold my youth away
If I could have one more chance
One more choice to make
I'd say it I would say
Enjoying's no mistake
Da la di la da da da
It's freedom's lively beat
Da la di la da da da
Where all my memories meet
Yo I make this vow right here
To the mirror of yesteryear
Tell that foolish boy so clear
Don't you waste no more tears
I'll live my days with all my might
Even doing nothing feels so right
'Cause enjoying youth is no crime
It's the badge I wear with pride
If I could have one more chance
One more choice to make
I'd say it I would say
Enjoying's no mistake
Da la di la da da da
It's freedom's lively beat (I'm not guilty)
Those wasted days
That fleeting youth
Are now my memories
My living truth