Crimson flames tied through my ears, rollin' high and mighty traps   Pounced with fire on flaming roads, usin' ideas as my maps   We'll meet on edges, soon," said I, proud 'neath heated brow ah   But I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now      Half-wracked prejudice leaped forth "Rip down all hate," I screamed   Lies that life is black and white spoke from my skull I dreamed   Romantic facts of musketeers foundation deep, somehow   Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now      In a soldier's stance, I aimed my hand at the mongrel dogs who teach   Fearing not that I'd become my enemy in the instant that I preach   My pathway led by confusion boats mutiny from stern to bow   Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now   Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now      Yes, my guard stood hard when abstract threats too noble to neglect   Deceived me into thinkin', I had something to protect   Good and bad, I define these terms quite clear, no doubt, somehow   Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now      I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now   Ah, but I was so much older then, I'm younger than that now