I Wish I Was Eighteen Again Lyrics

I WISH I WAS EIGHTEEN AGAIN
(Sonny Throckmorton)

Jerry Lee Lewis - 1979
George Burns - 1980
Slim Whitman - 1991
Flat Duo Jets - 1995
Ray Price - 1999

Also recorded by: Tom Jones; Frankie Yankovic.


At a bar down in Dallas an old man chimed in
And I thought he was out of his his head
Just being a young man, I just laughed it off
When I heard what that old man had said

He said I'll never again turn the young ladies heads
Or go running off into the wind
I'm three quarters home from the start to the end
And I wish I was eighteen again

I wish I was eighteen again
And going where I've never been
But old folks and old oaks
Standing tall just pretend
I wish I was eighteen again

Now time turns the pages and oh, life goes so fast
The years turn the black hair all grey
I talked to some young folks, hey they don't understand
The words this old man's got to say

I wish I was eighteen again
And going where I've never been
But old folks and old oaks
Standing tall just pretend
I wish I was eighteen again

Lord, I wish I was eighteen again!


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As recorded by SLIM WHITMAN:


In a park down in Dallas an old man chimed in
And I thought he was out of his his head
And being a young guy, I just laughed it off
When I heard what that old man had said

He said I'll never again turn the young ladies heads
Or go running off into the wind
I'm three quarters home from the start to the end
And I wish I was eighteen again

Oh, I wish I was eighteen again
'Cause I'm going where I've never been
Old folks and old oaks standing tall just pretend
And I wish I was eighteen again

Time turns the pages, the years how they fly
The dark hair has all turned to grey
I talk to some kids, but they don't understand
The words that I've got to say

I wish I was eighteen again
'Cause I'm going where I've never been
Old folks and old oaks standing tall just pretend
And I wish I was eighteen again

I'm three quarters home from the start to the end
And I wish I was eighteen again

Jerry Lee Lewis - A Half Century of Hits

Jun 2006

1. Hand Me Down My Walking Cane
2. It All Depends (Who Will Buy The Wine)
3. Big Leg Woman
4. Real Wild Child (Wild One)
5. Bonnie B.
6. Night Train To Memphis
7. What I'd Say
8. Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginia
9. Jarry Lee Lewis and Sam Phillips: Religious Discussion
10. Hi Heel Sneakers
11. Green,, Green Grass Of Home
12. Memphis Beat
13. Rockin' My Life Away
14. Rita May
15. Don't Let Go
16. I Wish I Was Eighteen Again
17. Folsom Prison Blues
18. Who Will The Next Fool Be
19. Rockin' Little Angel
20. I'd Do It All Again
21. Rockin' Jerry Lee
22. Down The Road A Piece
23. Miss The Mississippi And You
24. Crown Victora Custom '51
25. It Was The Whiskey Talkin' (Not Me)
26. Good News Travels Fast
27. One Has My Name...The Other Has My Heart
28. Hadacol Boogie
29. Don't Stay Away ('Til Love Grows Cold)
30. Jerry Lee's Boogie
31. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
32. It'll Be Me
33. You Win Again
34. End Of The Road
35. I'm Feelin' Sorry
36. Great Balls Of Fire
37. Lewis Boogie
38. Breathless
39. Down The Line
40. High School Confidential
41. Let's Talk About US
42. Little Queenie
43. Invitation To Your Party
44. One Minute Past Eternity
45. I Can't Seem To Say Goodbye
46. Carry Me Back to Ol' Virginia
47. I'm On Fire
48. Another Place, Another Time
49. What's Made Milwaukee Famous (Has Made A Loser Out Of Me)
50. Workin' Man Blues
51. She Even Woke Me Up To Say Goodbye
52. Me And Bobby McGee
53. To Make Love Sweeter For You
54. There Must Be More To Love Than This
55. Think About It, Darlin'
56. Chantilly Lace
57. Once More With Feeling
58. Drinkin' Wine Spo-Dee-O-Dee
59. Middle Age Crazy
60. Meat Man
61. A Damn Good Country Song (Alternate Vocal)
62. That Kind Of Fool
63. No Headstone On My Grave
64. Your Cheatin' Heart
65. Whole Lot Of Shakin' Going On
66. Thirty-nine And Holding
67. Over The Rainbow