Shel Silverstein – A Couple More Years lyrics

A couple more years - Shel Silverstein

I've got a couple more years on you baby, that's all
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall
It ain't that I'm wiser, it's just that I've spent
more time with my back to the wall, I've picked up a couple more
years on you baby, that's all.

I've walked a couple more roads than you baby, and that's all
and I'm tired of running while you're only learning to crawl
And you're headed somewhere but I've been to somewhere
and found it was nowhere at all, and I picked up a couple more years on you baby, and that's all.

Sayin' goodbye girl don't ever come easy at all
but you gotta fly 'cos you're hearing them young eagles call
Someday when you're older you'll smile at a man strong and tall
You'll say "I've got a couple more years on you baby, that's all."

I've got a couple more years on you baby, that's all
I've had more chances to fly and more places to fall
It ain't that I'm wiser, it's just that I've spent
more time with my back to the wall,
and I've picked up a couple more years on you baby, that's all.