The Byrds - My Back Pages Lyrics
Written by Bob DylanCrimson flames tied through my yearsRollin high and mighty trappedCountless violent flaming roadsUsing ideas as my map"We'll meet on edges soon" said IProud 'neath heated browAh but I was so much older thenI'm younger than that nowHalf wracked prejudice leaped forth"Rip down all hate" I screamedLies that life is black and whiteSpoke from my skull. I dreamedRomantic flanks of musketeersFoundationed deep, somehowAh but I was so much older thenI'm younger than that nowIn a soldier's stance, I aimed my handAt the mongrel dogs who teachFearing not I'd become my enemyIn the instant that I preachSisters fled by confusion boatsMutiny from stern to bowAh but I was so much older thenI'm younger than that nowMy guard stood hard when abstract threatsToo noble to neglectDeceived me into thinkingI had something to protectGood and bad I define these termsQuite clear, no doubt, somehowAh but I was so much older thenI'm younger than that now
