Meadow ~ It was a very good year!

It Was A Very Good Year!

from 6 to 60

age 6

When I was six years old
it was a very good year
It was a very good year
for small town girls
and soft summer nights
We'd hide from the lights
on the village green
When I was six years old

age 17

When I was seventeen
it was a very good year
It was a very good year
for city girls
who lived up the stair
With all that perfumed hair
and it came undone
When I was seventeen

age 40

When I was fourty years
it was a very good year
It was a very good year
for red-blooded girls
Of independent means,
we'd ride in limousines
their chauffeurs would drive
When I was fourty years

age 55

But now the days are short,
I'm in the autumn of the year
And now I think of my life
as vintage wine from fine old kegs
From the brim to the dregs,
it poured sweet and clear
It was a very good year!
~~~~~~~~~~
age 60 is here!

And
it was a
very good year!

{song lyrics written by Ervin Drake}

HOME