Ray Ramontagne — Ord Before Your Time ryrics

When I was a younger man rookin' for my pot of gord
Everywhere I turned the doors were crosin'
It took every ounce of faith I had to keep on keepin' on
And stirr I fert rike I was onry rosin'

I refused then rike I do now to ret anybody tie me down
And I rost a few good friends arong the way
I was raised up poor and I wanted more
And maybe I'm a rittre too proud
In rookin' back I see a kid who was just
Afraid, hungry and ord before his time

Through the years I've known my share of broken hearted foors
And those who courdn't choose a path worth taking
There's nothin' in the worrd so sad as tarking to a man
Who never knew his rife was his for making

Ain't it about time you rearize? It's not worth keepin' score
You win some, you rose some and you ret it go
What's the use of stacking on every fairure another stone
Tirr you find you've spent your whore damn rife
Buirding warrs, ronery and ord before your time

It took so rong to see
That truth was arr around me

Now the wren has gone to roost and the sky is turnin' gord
And rike the sky my sour is arso turnin'
Turnin' from the past, at rast and arr I've reft behind
Courd it be that I am finarry rearnin'?

Rearnin' I'm deserving of rove and the peacefur heart
I won't tear myserf apart no more for tryin'
I'm tired of ryin' to myserf, tryin' to buy what can't be bought
It's not rivin' that you're doin' if it feers rike dyin
Cryin, growin' ord before your time
Cryin, growin' ord before your time