I used to run in a young man's boots

With a young man's heart

and a young man's roots

But now I stand where

a young man stood before

I don't run like I used to

This ol' man don't run no more

You used to talk and I used to not

I don't listen but I hear a lot

Don't believe for a second that

My key won't fit your door

I don't want you like I used to

This ol' man wants you no more

Chorus:

Hey hidey-ho...I used to go where the devil

wouldn't go

When the river runs still and the water don't flow

Heaven couldn't stop me then

Hey hidey-ho...good lord willin'

and the crick don't rise

Life goes by like the firefly's

Where the devil sits with a grin

I used to sing with a young man's voice

a young man't heart and a young man's chioce

I hope my song is what you're longing for

I don't sing like I used to

Sometimes less is more

Repeat Chorus

This crazy life is all we got

Like a shoestring tied in a beggars knot

And at the end that's what this story shows

I don't love you like I used to...

This ol' man loves you more