I Put Down My Razor Toweled Off My Face Thought I Saw a New Wrinkle And Another Strand of Gray That One Little Scar Kept Catching My Eye Reminding Me How Time Does Fly I Was Only a Kid When I Had That First Fight But I Still Don’t Give In When I Believe That I’m Right And At Least I Can Stand Here And Like What I See In the Man That Kid Turned Out to Be
Lookin?back At Myself It’s Plain to See That the Cold Hands of Time Ain’t Had Much Mercy On Me But I Played a Straight Game With the Cards That Were Dealt And I Can Look Straight Ahead Lookin?back At Myself
Now I Ain’t Been no Angel But I Learned Right From Wrong Thanks to Mamma and a Hickory And a Love So Strong Yes She Taught the Rule That Life Is Lived By I Ain’t Forgot What You Get For Getting?out of Line Now This Old World Throws Some Punches And I’ve Taken a Few Now My Skin’s Tough As Leather But I’ve Grown Strong With the Truth There’s Been So Many Times I Could’ve Just Stepped Aside Ah But Then I Couldn’t Stand Here With This Peace of Mind
Lookin?back At Myself It’s Plain to See That the Cold Hands of Time Ain’t Had Much Mercy On Me But I Played a Straight Game With the Cards That Were Dealt And I Can Look Straight Ahead Lookin?back At Myself