Back Then My Hair Was Short

[Verse 1]
Back when my hair was short, I had big dreams,
Cruisin’ down streets, life was bursting at the seams.
Hit up Boston Tech, trying to scale that wall,
Advanced math class, thought I could have it all.
But those numbers tripped me, I flunked out with a frown,
Joined a garage band, got that beat rockin’ loud.
Saturday mornings, delivering goods from a truck,
Living for the music, it was all about luck.

[Chorus]
Oh, the memories flood in like a river,
When I was young, everything made me shiver.
From cellars to stages, we played our hearts out,
Back when my hair was short, without a doubt.

[Verse 2]
Cruisin' over to Jimmy’s house on Mercier Ave,
Frank’s brick apartment where we’d laugh and rave.
Sandy lived across from Ashmont Station’s light,
We’d gather every weekend, those days felt so right.
Mary Jane Kelliher, she took me by surprise,
Got to hit the parties, feel the fire in our eyes.
At the Saint Ann's dances, I picked Mary Bellrose,
By the Neponset River, that feeling still glows.

[Chorus]
Oh, the memories flood in like a river,
When I was young, everything made me shiver.
From cellars to stages, we played our hearts out,
Back when my hair was short, without a doubt.

[Bridge]
Guitars in basements, singing songs of desire,
Memorizing lyrics, setting hearts on fire.
Things were changing slow, but they came on fast,
Knowing that these moments, good things never last.

[Verse 3]
My hair began to grow, but the world felt the same,
Chasing after youth, it’s a wild and fleeting game.
A fool can say anything, even speak the truth,
But I lived for the nights full of laughter and youth.

[Chorus]
Oh, the memories flood in like a river,
When I was young, everything made me shiver.
From cellars to stages, we played our hearts out,
Back when my hair was short, without a doubt.

[Outro]
So here’s to the moments that shaped who we are,
Back in those days, we reached for the stars.
With my hair growing long, I still hum that tune,
Back when my hair was short, beneath the same moon.