i think before i speak i turn the other cheek more than i used to i m surprised i m alive after all of the crazy things that i do i ve still got that wild streak you love but i m not the man i was but i think i like me better now than when i was twenty one back then i ran with a reckless abandon in a pontiac an i d smile with a misguided pride when they d call me a maniac and i couldn t get gone fast enough god knows i was the prodigal son i took a match to every bridge back then when i was twenty one whoa whoa age does change us and it s a good thing that it does it pays the wages man i can t believe how far i ve come from when i was twenty one instrumental break to those broken hearts i left without regard i didn t know the consequences i apologise an with a little time now i ve come to my senses and now i see the power and the promise in commitment to your love that s something i could never have done when i was twenty one whoa whoa age does change us and it s a good thing that it does it pays the wages man i can t believe how far i ve come from when i was twenty one whoa whoa whoa when i was twenty one whoa when i was twenty one mmm hmm