Youth is not an age to give
It's a blind bright brash way to live
And they're all saying 'honey, how about the kids'
But honey how about their heritage?

How could I know
How could I guess
When I was so young and foolish then
How can I show
Put me to the test
'Cause I'm still young and foolish

We breathe with closed throats
And we read with eyes closed
And we believe with high hopes
Though they see us with telescopes

How could I know
How could I guess
When I was so young and foolish then
How can I show
Put me to the test
'Cause I'm still young and foolish

And I don't know how I'm gonna get a job
How I'm gonna make rent
How I'm gonna make love
How I'm gonna have kids
How I'm gonna have fun
When I've gotten old, when I'm no longer young

How'm I gonna get a job
How'm I gonna make rent
How'm I gonna make love
How'm I gonna make it
How'm I gonna make it
How'm I gonna make it
How'm I gonna make it
How'm I gonna make it

And how could I know
How could I guess
When I was so young and foolish then
How can I show
Put me to the test
'Cause I'm still young and foolish

How could I know (how could I know)
How could I guess (how could I know)
When I was so young and foolish then (how could I know, how could I know)
How can I show (how could I know)
Put me to the test (how could I know)
'Cause I'm still young and foolish (how could I know, how could I know)

How could I know (youth is not an age to give)
How could I guess (it's a blind bright brash rash way to live)
When I was so young and foolish then
How can I show (and they're all saying honey how about the kids)
Put me to the test
'Cause I'm still young and foolish