In my youth I was enchanted, took the good, good life for granted, thought the better things were handed out for freeBut since then I've learned that living does require a bit of giving, and some things that I'd been missing now I seeAnd there was a time when I was slow to lend a helping hand, I'm not perfect, but I've learned a lot since thenThere were times when I thought surely I'd find riches in a hurry, and become the judge and jury of my timeAnd the life I thought so splendid turned before me to be mended, placed me in realms where I'd intended not to climbAnd the world that used to fall in step beneath my guiding hand is still turning, but it's changed a lot since thenSince then, since then, I've made a new way, since then, since then, I've found a new daySince then, since then, the shackles that bound, have been, have been, my shackles unboundThere were times when my pride was always pushing me to be a bigger man, I'm still trying, and I've learned a lot since thenSince then, since then, I've made a new way, since then, since then, I've found a new daySince then, since then, the shackles that bound, have been, have been, my shackles unboundThere were times when my pride was always pushing me to be a bigger man, I'm still trying, and I've learned a lot since thenI'm still trying, and I've learned a lot since then