You wake up one morning and it's passed you by.
You don't know when and you don't know why.
You feel like an old memory hangin' round.
And man, you've gotta face it, it's a young man's town.

You knew this day was comin' all along.
So why bitch and moan and say they done you wrong?
Just teach 'em what you know an' pass it on down,
'Cause man, you gotta face it, it's a young man's town.

Refrão:
It's a young man's town,
Full of young man's dreams.
And all God's children
Gotta learn to spread their wings.

Sometimes you gotta stand back,
And watch 'em burn it to the ground,
Even though you built it,
It's a young man's town.

You always seem to be the last to know.
Man, that's just the way that the story goes.
There's nothin' you can do when the fields have turned brown.
Man, you gotta face it, it's a young man's town.

Refrão:
It's a young man's town,
Full of young man's dreams.
And all God's children
Gotta learn to spread their wings.

Sometimes you gotta stand back,
And watch 'em burn it to the ground,
Even though you built it,
It's a young man's town.

Sometimes you gotta stand back,
And watch 'em burn it to the ground.
Even though you built it,
It's a young man's town.