Before I'm Old

I was born at the turn of the century
 Lucky to be here at all
 Grew up way down in Mississippi
 When I heard Robert Johnson call
 I've seen a lot and I've done a lot
 Too young to lay down in that hole
 I'm just trying to fly high and not to die
 Before I'm old
 Breaking rocks on a chain gang
 Up until the sun went down
 Too many souls are buried
 In the dirt poor delta ground
 I've seen a lot and I've done a lot
 Just too young to lay down in that hole
 I'm just trying to fly high and not to die
 Before I'm old
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 I put lightning back in bottles
 Poke rattlesnakes just for fun
 People say I got an old soul
 And I ain't even 21
 But I've seen a lot and I've done a lot
 Just ain't ready for that hole
 No, I ain't
 I'm just trying to fly high and not to die
 I'm just trying to fly high and not to die
 I'm just trying to fly high and not to die
 Before I'm old