What I saw thirty-some years ago Was the plum of the world Ripe for the taking I was green as the hills And didn't give a damn The only shackles I wore Were those of my own design No authority held me home I had that Spark Years and miles rolled by I made and broke the rules Kicked some ass and had mine beaten Mapped every last mile of this world Sang every song Loved and lost and lost some more And I lost that greenness And I lost that bravado And as the years rolled by I lost that Spark Flash forward To a foreign land And in a young girl's eyes I see That she's as green as the hills Doesn't give a damn I see the Spark
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