I never danced
the Charleston
or Bootleg Whiskey cross a county line
I wasn't around when the stock
market crashed down,
back in 29
The only gangster I've ever seen
was Cagney on the Late Late Show
But I've been down some
dangerous roads
where Al Capone wouldn't dare to go
Back in my roaring twenties,
I burned a candle at both ends
I never thought I'd see thirty,
talking like I did back then
Ended my life on the wild side,
there was nothing too crazy to do
Back in my roving twenties,
back before there was you
Fast times and faster winnin'
Was all that I was livin' for
But you came and you cared
You showed my heart
there
Now I'm drivin' fifty -five
Instead of about a hundred and ten
I've got a reason to ride the line
I didn't have back then
Back in my roaring twenties,
I burned a candle at both ends
I never thought I'd see thirty,
rockin' like I did back then
Livin' my life on the wild side
There was nothin' too crazy to do
Back in my roarin' twenties
Back before there was you
Back in my roarin' twenties
That before there was you