Youth is never coming back

Young and creakin' in me back, yeah mate
Youth don't come back, ain't no debate
Wondrin' why I'm starin' at me ceiling plate
Hours fly past, gone in a state
Feel like no one gets me, all around me mate
Be more serious! They keep on at me, straight

But that blessed smile, it pulls me right from the dark
Her journey shows me how to go beyond the Mark

She soothes me like no other can
Past and future, every single plan
When ya listen close, ya oughta understand
It was a prayer, me darlin'
When the lights go out and the world forgets ya
Right here I'll stay 'cause I'm hooked on ya!

Every now and then they're askin' me
When ya gonna settle down and be wed?
But me silence ain't 'cause there's nothin' to say
I'm a tough one to take, that's what I'll say
World ain't half as sweet as a tune can play
Hard to find someone who knows my story's weight

But that blessed smile, it pulls me right from the dark
Her journey shows me how to go beyond the Mark

She soothes me like no other can, yeah
Past and future, every single plan
When ya listen close, ya oughta understand
It was a prayer, me darlin'
When the lights go out and the world forgets ya
Right here I'll stay 'cause I'm hooked on ya!