My life in three verses. Written in 20 minutes in a hotel lobby while waiting for a colleague. Based on the folklore of The Seventh Son of a Seventh Son - look it up!
Lyrics
Way back in New York
Summer of ‘64
Grew up smack in the middle
Neither rich nor poor
‘69 opened the ‘70s
Running with a different crew
Hanging out at the Unisphere
Doing what the curious do
But there ain’t no way in the world
I could ever step back in time
Ain’t no way in the world
'cause I’m no seventh son
I’m no blessed one
No regrets for what I did
Life was better than great
Freedom was the one thing I had
I realized a bit too late
Followed in my daddy’s shoes
Maybe went a bit too far
He was always proud of me
He said "son be proud of who you are"
But there ain’t no way in the world
I could ever step back in time
Ain’t no way in the world
Cause I’m no seventh son
No, no, I’m no blessed one
Now the years are getting on
More behind than ahead
I’m still keeping on
Hey, better than being dead
Looking back over time
Trying to remember my past
One thing I know for sure -
Time goes way too fast
But there ain’t no way in the world
I wanna leave before I'm done
Ain’t no way in the world
I’m no seventh son, no, no, no, no, no
I’m no heaven’s son, no, no, no, no, no
I’m no blessed one, no, no, no, no, no
I’m no seventh son, no, no, no, no, no.