When I Was a Young Girl - Bettye LaVette

When I was a young girl

All the guys I scored

Now I’ve got older

I see I have a lot to learn

Yesterday’s illusions may be tomorrow’s smiles

I look back and laugh every once and a while

And it’s always the same

Who knows who’s to blame?

If I knew then what I know now

Mistakes I wouldn’t have made

But you can’t get a short review

Of what you gonna go through

And you got to rely on your body and mind

See the light from the tunnel

Life is the same

But time’s gonna change

Respect your view

Look around mister please

You can’t even find the clue

Some say it you can change your life

Some say that it ‘s fake

Sometimes when you find what to do

All this is what I had

And it’s always the same

Who knows who’s to blame?

If I knew then what I know now

Mistakes I wouldn’t have made

But you can’t get a short review

Of what you gonna go through

And you got to rely on your body and mind

See the light from the tunnel

Life is the same

But time’s gonna change

Respect your view

Look around mister please

You can’t even find the clue

Some say it you can change your life

Some say that it’s fake

Sometimes when you find what to do

All this is what I had