That night I saw through all the magic I barely recognized him at all That night I put my youth in a casket And buried it inside of me Now I'm a witness to the death of a hero I burned all the pictures in the attic And threw away the magazines And now

Spent most of my youth Out hobo cruising And all I got for proof Is rocks in my pockets and dirt in my shoes So long babe, I got the flashback blues So goodbye nonbeliever Don't you know that I hate to leave here While window shopping through the past I

If, I expected love, when first we kissed, blame it on my youth If, only just for you, I did exist, blame it on my youth I believed in everything Like a child of three You meant more than anything You meant all the world to me If, you were on my mind,

This is not for you Restless soul, enjoy your youth Like Muhammad hits the truth Can't escape from the common rule If you hate something, don't you do it, too Small my table, sits just two Got so crowded, I can't make room Oh, where did they come from?

Never let I fail To live out the greater part of my days Give I strength Jah Jah give I strength Jah give I strength Teach the youths them right in the way they should grow Joy is a stream constantly flow And I don't want to be unhappy Let me live till

Nobody move, nobody get hurt He said he want me to join the army No way, I ain't gonna do it Natty don't nyam dirt The youth them just a dress up in a white collar shirt And some of them wear it till it resemble dirt Turn out your left pocket A searching

Here comes the danger Here comes trouble Welcome the rasta youths Left, right, Jah soldiers a come Sent by the savior welcome the rasta youths I an I a start recruit soldiers fi Selassie-I army Welcome the savior You no haffi ask is who A the general

Blame it on my youth. If I cried a little bit When first I learned the truth, Don't blame it on my heart, If I expected love when first we kissed, If only for you I did exist, I believed in everything, Like a child of three, You meant more than anything,

Come let go Come the tidal, come the tide out again Come my brother, come slowly Come easy my friend, come my friend Come my sister, come easy Come busy on me, the youth can depend Come my brother put your hands up Take your heart out, let go, come let go

Can't help it I relive it, I relive it, oh Even if I'm peddling alone I know the winter's getting colder But why, just 'cause we're a little older do I relive it, I relive it Oh, I'm peddling backwards Oh my, my, my, my This is the winter of our youth