IntroVerse 1He Raced That Engine Down The Track'Round The Tree On Christmas DayI Was So Amazed, My Dad Would Play With TrainsI Saw A Sparkle In His EyeThen I Heard Him SayCome On, Son, Let's PlayI Was Young Once TooVerse 2He Washed That Buick FaithfullyLord, He Kept Her CleanI Thought That MachineMeant More To Him Than MeOn The Day I Turned SixteenHe Threw Me The KeysSaid I Was Young Once TooNow She Belongs To YouBridgeHe Was Such A Young Man ThenI'm Older Than That NowI Hope I Measure Up To HimWhen The Circle Comes AroundVerse 3I Saw Him In The AtticSitting Cross-Legged On The FloorWith Some Old PhotographsHe Pointed And He LaughedHe Said, That's Me In That PictureI Said, "No Son, That's Your Dad"I Was Young Once TooAnd Looked A Lot Like YouI Was Young Once TooI Was Young Once TooOutro(Spoken) Merry Christmas, SonI Wish Your Grandpa Were Here(Sung) He Was Young Once TooLooked Like Me And You
