Living out of suitcase putting on a brave face Running out of self control Returning from a strange land, Talking to an old man pouring out my heart and soul, When he told me I wish I was a boy again With my life spread before me You should have known me then They were sunny days of love and friends Yes I wish I had a young man's heart And the song of a poet for my own sweetheart Oh I'd do it all again Well many times we talked there of his million miles to nowhere Though to me it didn't seem that way But I listened to his stories his failures and his glories And his words mean so much more today when he said I wish I was a boy again With my life spread before me You should have known me then They were sunny days of love and friends Yes I wish I had a young man's heart And the song of a poet for my own sweetheart Oh I'd do it all again Now I wish I was a boy again With my life spread before me You should have known me then They were sunny days of love and friends Yes I wish I had a young man's heart And the song of a poet for my own sweetheart Oh I'd do It all again yes I would