Standard (EADGBE)
Grandpa gave a wee pennie and I put it in my pocket
I had big plans in my back yard to build me a space rocket
I talked to my brother on a fake CB that I made from a tic-tac box
I packed my snowballs nice and tight but in the middle I put rocks
Dont trade in your tic-tac box for a ball on the end of a chain
And dont go spending Grandpas pennies buying into the game
You gotta keep your heart young
Dont go growin old before your time has come
You cant take back what you have done
Youve gotta keep your heart young
Dad took the wheels off of my bike and he pushed me down a hill
But speed got the best of me and I took my first spill
That was back when alcohol was only used on cuts
It stung like hell so I turned my leg and momma said itd give me guts
Dont trade in your tic-tac box for a ball on the end of a chain
And dont go spending Grandpas pennies buying into the game
You gotta keep your heart young
Dont go growin old before your time has come
You cant take back what you have done
Youve gotta keep your heart young
So take a picture of the one you love and put it in a locket
Go dig up your time capsule and the blue prints for your rocket
Keep in touch on a fake CB, that same old tic-tac box
Pack your snowballs a little less tight but in the middle still put rocks
And keep your heart young
Dont go growin old before your time has come
You cant take back what you have done
Youve gotta keep your heart young
You gotta keep your heart young
Sometimes you dont die quick
Just like you wished youd done
The love is a loaded gun
Youve gotta keep your heart young
You cant take back what you have done
Youve gotta keep your heart young