I wish I was eighteen again

At a bar down in Dallas

An old man chimed in

And i thought he was out of his head

Just being a young men

i just laughed it off

When I heard what this old man had said:

He said I'll never again

Turn the young ladies' heads

Or go running off into the wind

I'm three quarters home

From the start to the end

And I wish I was eighteen again.

I wish I was eighteen again

And going where I've never been

Now old folks and old oaks

Standing tall, just pretend

I wish I was eighteen again

Time turns the pages

And, oh, life goes so fast

The years turn the black hair all grey

I talk to some young folks

Hey they don't understand

The words this old man's got to say

I wish I was eighteen again

And going where I've never been

Now old folks and old oaks

Standing tall, just pretend

I wish I was eighteen again

Lord, I wish I was eighteen again...

• Artist:George Burns
• Album:I wish I was eighteen again (1980)