When I was thirteen I had guilty secrets Greasy hair and dirty mind Pockets were always full With pen-knives and matches And pictures of nude women And it was so good to be in long trousers!
Everything was halfway Between the man and the boy The devil and the angel And I could not laugh at myself For looks were so important And the girls might see They could make me blush As I try to look so cool
My voice had broken But my body was still growing Nothing had been settled And the things I took for granted Were to change radically But when I was thirteen It was important to smoke And not go out with my parents Not to wear school uniform And always have my jacket open And never laugh too loud In case I was the joke
Reminds me of when I was 10. I thought myself a genuine Arthur Fonzarelli ! ... only he didn't seem to smoke...Howard might have toed his butt, as my dad would've mine.
I really love this piece, Phil. Some sage advice lying there, also.
Reminds me of when I was 10. I thought myself a genuine Arthur Fonzarelli ! ... only he didn't seem to smoke...Howard might have toed his butt, as my dad would've mine.
I really love this piece, Phil. Some sage advice lying there, also.
Remembering adolescence, this can get an emotional reaction out of older readers who remember their youth. Getting a emotional reaction is good for any kind of work.
I'm from the north-west of England where the rain lives. I am retired and a grandfather to many. I've led an "interesting" life, i suppose you could say, with lots of laughter and a few tears, like mo.. more..