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Music by Bob Dylan
Lyrics by Dave Petri
Lyrics
Verse 1
Through long hard days and reactor drills
We bore the pressure well
At Power School and Prototype
We learned what few could tell
And laughed our way through Boston streets
With youth upon our brow
Chorus
Ah, but we were so much older then
We’re younger than that now
Verse 2
To Newport for a little while
Before our orders came
You to a cruiser soon at sea
While I was shipyard bound
And with our brides we took our vows
Then launched our lives somehow
Chorus
Ah, but we were so much older then
We’re younger than that now
Verse 3
Our daughters came two East, two West
I’d say we’re doubly blessed
Through birthdays, dinners, and holidays
There was one thing we could not miss
Performing their choreographed living-room shows
To cheers and laughing bows
Chorus
Ah, but we were so much older then
We’re younger than that now
Verse 4
Though miles and years kept pulling us
To separate winds and shores
The time between our visits stretched
But never closed the doors
Yet still we stayed so close somehow
As in those younger hours
Chorus
Ah, but we were so much older then
We’re younger than that now
Bridge
Chorus
Ah, but we were so much older then
We’re younger than that now
Verse 5
What started out as simple friends
Through all the passing years
Grew deeper through the life we shared
Through laughter, loss, and tears
Until without much noticing
We became a family
Chorus
Ah, but we were so much older then
We’re younger than that now
