It Was A Very Good Year Lyrics

 When I was seventeen, it was a very good year
 It was a very good year for small town girls
 And soft summer nights, we'd hide from the lights
 On the village green, when I was seventeen

 When I was twentyone, it was a very good year
 It was a very good year for city girls
 Who lived up the stair, with all that crazy hair
 And it came undone, when I was twentyone

 When I was thirtyfive, it was a very good year
 It was a very good year for blue-blooded girls
 Of independent means, we'd ride in limousines
 Their chauffeur would drive, when I was thirtyfive

 But when the days are short in the autumn of 
 the year
 I will think of my life as vintage wine
 From fine old kegs, from the brim to the dregs
 Pouring sweet and clear, it was a very good year