When I was young, old man sat me on his knee   he told me if I had a dream, I could be what I wanna be   Now life goes on a voice echos in the wind   it's telling me to carry on, now I know that it's him      -chorus-   he said whoa, watch out boy    don't go messin with your life cause it ain't no toy   Lord help ya to carry life's load   it could all pass you by down on dead man's road      Now I got a good woman    ya know she's looking out for me   and if I get a little blind ya know she helps me to see   but I gotta keep runnin' because they're catching up to me   I think I hear that voice again, this time it says to me      -chorus-   he said whoa, watch out boy    don't go messin with your life cause it ain't no toy   Lord help ya to carry life's load   it could all pass you by down on dead man's road      -instrumental-      when I was young old man sat me on his knee   he told me if I had a dream I could be what I wanna be   now life goes on a voice echos in the wind   it's telling me to carry on now I know that it's him      -chorus-   he said whoa, watch out boy    don't go messin with your life cause it ain't no toy   Lord help ya to carry life's load    don't you let it pass you by down on dead man's road   -repeat chorus-