When I was a young man Sometimes I'd wonder What happened to time when it passed Then one day I found out That time just lands in prison And there it is held fast
When I was a young man I used to go courting Underneath the moon and the stars The moon is still shining But the dreams, they are all broken On these hard iron bars
Look out of the window Over the rooftops Over the wall, up to the sky Just one flying leap And you could make your getaway If only you could fly
The prison is sleeping And the nightwatch is keeping His watch over seven hundred men And behind every cell door A sleeping lad lies dreaming Oh to be free again
When I was a young man Sometimes I'd wonder What happened to time when it passed Then one day I found out That time just lands in prison And there it is held fast
