Before I'm Old

I was born at the turn of the century

Lucky to be here at all

Grew up way down in Mississippi

When I heard Robert Johnson call

I've seen a lot and I've done a lot

Too young to lay down in that hole

I'm just trying to fly high and not to die

Before I'm old

Breaking rocks on a chain gang

Up until the sun went down

Too many souls are buried

In the dirt poor delta ground

I've seen a lot and I've done a lot

Just too young to lay down in that hole

I'm just trying to fly high and not to die

Before I'm old

I put lightning back in bottles

Poke rattlesnakes just for fun

People say I got an old soul

And I ain't even 21

But I've seen a lot and I've done a lot

Just ain't ready for that hole

No, I ain't

I'm just trying to fly high and not to die

I'm just trying to fly high and not to die

I'm just trying to fly high and not to die

Before I'm old