"My Young And Troubled Days" lyrics
(Mes Emmerdes / English Version 1)
Those were the days, hungry days
Needing more, having less
I learned the game, wanting fame and success
I left behind, as I climbed
As I raced against time
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
Those early years, selfish years
Full of me, full of schemes
A foolish mind, running blind, chasing dreams
The bridges burned, bridges crossed
Were the way that I lost
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
Crazy times I shared with all my pals
Burning love I made with all my gals
And the troubled days I now recall
Never could have been really so heavy at all
We shared the rough and the tough
And the bills never paid
The give-and-take, each mistake that we made
We had the drive to survive
Feeling great and alive
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
I'm not ashamed of myself
Did the best that I could
I've got my health and my wealth, fate's been good
On the whole, life is bliss but
Somehow I still miss
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
All those careless days of fooling 'round
Weighing up the balance I have found
That the troubled days I now recall
Never could have been really so heavy at all
Those were the days, crazy days
Crazy ways, gay parade
The times we crashed, getting smashed, getting laid
We had the steam, had a ball
Had a dream, had it all
My pals, my gals
In those troubled yet wonderful days
Needing more, having less
I learned the game, wanting fame and success
I left behind, as I climbed
As I raced against time
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
Those early years, selfish years
Full of me, full of schemes
A foolish mind, running blind, chasing dreams
The bridges burned, bridges crossed
Were the way that I lost
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
Crazy times I shared with all my pals
Burning love I made with all my gals
And the troubled days I now recall
Never could have been really so heavy at all
We shared the rough and the tough
And the bills never paid
The give-and-take, each mistake that we made
We had the drive to survive
Feeling great and alive
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
I'm not ashamed of myself
Did the best that I could
I've got my health and my wealth, fate's been good
On the whole, life is bliss but
Somehow I still miss
My pals, my gals
My young and troubled days
All those careless days of fooling 'round
Weighing up the balance I have found
That the troubled days I now recall
Never could have been really so heavy at all
Those were the days, crazy days
Crazy ways, gay parade
The times we crashed, getting smashed, getting laid
We had the steam, had a ball
Had a dream, had it all
My pals, my gals
In those troubled yet wonderful days
