When I Was A Boy - The Who cover

StereoLink : http://ca.youtube.com/watch?v=ErbBIpLkJpU&fmt=18

I remember a long time ago buying The Who's rarities compilation 'Who's Missing' only because it had a live version of 'Bargain' on it !(I had never heard it live before)...but the more I listened to it, the more I grew to love a bunch of great rare tunes on it...like 'I Don't Even Know Myself' and 'Here for More'...and of course this great John Entwistle tune...about longing for those simpler days of youth....This was the B side to the 'Let's See Action' single from 1971. Try not to laugh when you see me trying to look all contemplative while looking through a window into the past..lol...Backing track done by me using a keyboard and drum loops a plenty ! The stereo link sounds really good in the headphones....

When I Was a Boy - The Who
Words & Music by John Entwistle

When I was a baby I had no cares in the world,
But now I'm a man, the troubles fill my head,
When I was five it was good to be alive,
But now I'm a man, I wish that I were dead

My how time rushes by,
The moment you're born you start to die,
Time waits for no man,
And your life span, is over before it began.

As I sit here at my window,
My life comes back to me,
It's been so long since the good days,
It's been so long.

And I count up all the wasted years,
The hopes and the fears,
The laughs and the tears,
And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong ?

When I was a boy I had the mind of a boy,
But now I'm a man, ain't got no mind at all !
When I was in my teens, I had my share of dreams,
But now i'm a man, ain't got no dreams at all !

My how time rushes by,
The moment you're born you start to die,
Time waits for no man,
And your life span, is over before it began.

As I sit here at my window,
My life comes back to me,
It's been so long since the good days,
It's been so long....

And I count up all the wasted years,
The hopes and the fears,
The laughs and the tears,
And I wonder, I wonder, I wonder what went wrong ?

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[BrickLaneBetty]

Awesome! I love the acting too!

[Eddie629]

lol !!!...my sister brought up the fact that I was looking into the past..which is in front of me ? and bright...and the future which is behind me ?...is black and dark....totally surprised me when she pointed it out !!!..lol...Thanks for liking my lousy acting !!LOL !!Cheers Betty !!!!

[BrickLaneBetty]

Great song! LONG LIVE THE OX!

[Eddie629]

Indeed !!!! Long Live Thunderfingers !!! no one compares !!! Cheers !!!

[babyshambler]

The original has the fastest fills Keith ever recorded!

[Eddie629]

Indeed he does babyshambler

[keenanX1]

What a truely great song! Way to go bro...your labor of love shows! I do appreciate this...check out my Ox tributes if you get a chance. ThunderFingers was an all around musical genius! He must of owned a "Gelfilter"

Great Job on the video...props to you!

[zindowski1]

From one Who fanatic to another, love your stuff!

[RICKSTER360]

Xxx CLASS LYRICS Xxx

When i was a baby i ain't a care in the world but now i'm a man..troubles fill my head.

When i was a 5 it was good to be alive...but now i'm a man i wish that i was dead So when i was teen i had a head full of dreams but now i'm a man...i have no dreams at all......OH my how time flys coz the moment you're born you start to die

[psycko6]

hey do you know where i can find this song to download it, i can't find it anywhere and i dont care if i have to pay for it

[SZunleashed]

Wow, like it!

[ascent7]

good work cover man.