“there are three things which always remain pure. In our human world we witness: nature, animals and children, and they seem to have that truefullness, an honesty, which sometimes adults forget or lose along the way. So I reckon this world needs children to kinda remind us to know which way we want...
Oh very young
What will you leave us this time?
You're only dancing on this earth for a short while
And though your dreams may toss and turn you now
They will vanish away like your daddy's best jeans
Denim blue fading up to the sky
And though you want them to last forever
You know they never will
You know they never will
And the patches make the goodbye harder still
Oh very young
What will you leave us this time?
There'll never be a better chance to change your mind
And if you want this world to see a better day
Will you carry the words of love with you?
Will you ride the great white bird into heaven?
And though you want to last forever
You know you never will
You know you never will
And the goodbye makes the journey harder still
Will you carry the words of love with you?
Goodbye, goodbye, goodbye
Oh very young
What will you leave us this time?
You're only dancing on this earth for a short while
Oh very young
What will you leave us this time?
Oh Very Young was written by Cat Stevens.
Oh Very Young was produced by Paul Samwell-Smith & Cat Stevens.
Cat Stevens released Oh Very Young on Tue Mar 19 1974.