Life Was A Play (the World Was A Stage) Lyrics

Life Was A Play (the World Was A Stage)

(Johnny McCollum/Pal Rakes/Nelson Larkin)

  

 Lookin' back on my younger days 

 Life was a play and the world a stage 

 Lust, love and greed were in my heart 

 I thought I had to play each part 

 

 I'd skip school and get in a fight 

 Had a different girl every Friday night 

 But it all came out in the wash 

 Dad always said boys will be boys 

 

 Mom and dad backed me through it all 

 Picked me up each time I'd fall 

 In fact they called it growing pains 

 And said all kids must try such things 

 They kept the faith and brought me through 

 I still make a mistake or two 

 Lookin' back on my younger days 

 Life was a play and the world a stage 

 

 I lost my driver's license twice 

 For speeding and running red lights 

 But like all kids I lived and learned 

 Play with fire and you'll get burned 

 

 I bucked the system day and night 

 Smoked cigarettes and tried the wine 

 Thought breakin' rules was bein' cool 

 It's clear to me now I was a fool 

 

 Mom and dad backed me through it all 

 Picked me up each time I'd fall 

 In fact they called it growing pains 

 And said all kids must try such things 

 They kept the faith and brought me through 

 I still make a mistake or two 

 Lookin' back on my younger days 

 Life was a play and the world a stage 

 

 Yeah everything turned out ok 

 Life was a play and the world a stage