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You're Still A Young Man Lyrics
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
Down on my knees,
Whole heart in hand,
I was accused of being too young,
But I'm not so young.
Can't you understand
That I think like a man?
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(Oh, no, no, baby)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(I'm not wastin' my time)
Back once again.
Ooh, just beggin' you, please,
Darlin', think twice about me
'Cause I'm not so bad.
I can make you happy,
I'm not a mad lad.
You're too young to love
(If you and I could be together)
You're too young to love
(I'd get to you through any weather)
You're too young to love
(I love you--yes, I love you only)
You're too young to love
(I'll never, never leave you lonely)
You're too young, ooh,
(No, I won't sweet lady)
Don't waste your time
The damage is done.
You'll see that you were wrong.
You'll wake up wondering just
How well I've done.
Well, I've done all right.
Yes, there are some girls, but you know
I'd drop them on sight just for you
Because I love you.
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(I'm not a young man, baby)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(And I don't feel that I'm wasting my time--not when it's you, girl--you better believe--someday, you'll understand)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(Just what it means when a man comes to you with his little heart in his hand just to love you, just to get up next to you and hold you)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(Oh baby! You say that I'm wasting my time, well it's my time, baby--it's you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you'd better listen to me)
Sayin' I'm lovin' you, yeah
He, he, he, he, he, he, hey now, baby
Tryin' to tell you that it's you, you, you, you, you, you, you
Talkin' to you baby
I'll never, never, never, never, I'll never, never do you no wrong
No, no, baby
If you could check my stuff out one time (ha ha)
Just to hold you, just to squeeze you,
And all I want to do is get next to you and please, please, please you, baby
Just hear where I'm comin' from!
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
Whole heart in hand,
I was accused of being too young,
But I'm not so young.
Can't you understand
That I think like a man?
(Oh, no, no, baby)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(I'm not wastin' my time)
Ooh, just beggin' you, please,
Darlin', think twice about me
'Cause I'm not so bad.
I can make you happy,
I'm not a mad lad.
(If you and I could be together)
You're too young to love
(I'd get to you through any weather)
You're too young to love
(I love you--yes, I love you only)
You're too young to love
(I'll never, never leave you lonely)
You're too young, ooh,
(No, I won't sweet lady)
Don't waste your time
You'll see that you were wrong.
You'll wake up wondering just
How well I've done.
Well, I've done all right.
Yes, there are some girls, but you know
I'd drop them on sight just for you
Because I love you.
(I'm not a young man, baby)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(And I don't feel that I'm wasting my time--not when it's you, girl--you better believe--someday, you'll understand)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(Just what it means when a man comes to you with his little heart in his hand just to love you, just to get up next to you and hold you)
You're still a young man, baby, ooh, don't waste your time
(Oh baby! You say that I'm wasting my time, well it's my time, baby--it's you, you, you, you, you, you, you, you'd better listen to me)
He, he, he, he, he, he, hey now, baby
Tryin' to tell you that it's you, you, you, you, you, you, you
Talkin' to you baby
I'll never, never, never, never, I'll never, never do you no wrong
No, no, baby
If you could check my stuff out one time (ha ha)
Just to hold you, just to squeeze you,
And all I want to do is get next to you and please, please, please you, baby
Just hear where I'm comin' from!
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stillayoungman On Apr 08, 2006
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Well, the meaning of this song is somewhat obvious. (I also had help from reading an interview of Emilio Castillo in one of Tower Of Power's CD inserts.) It's a guy trying to convince an older woman that he's not too young for her. Simple as that.
What it means to me, however, is much deeper than the song's lyrics and music itself. It's the fact that this was the song that brought me to Tower Of Power fanaticism unlike any other. On July 31, 2004, I saw them open for Al Green at L.A.'s Greek Theatre. Larry Braggs on the vocals, singing You're Still A Young Man was unforgettable. The rest is, as they say, history. Those who know me know that I'm obsessed with this song and this band.