7 years by Luckas Graham

The general overview:

A man between the age of 20 and 30 is singing about how his life. The song
progresses to how the man thinks his life will be when he is old.

Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, Go make yourself some friends or
you'll be lonely. Once I was seven years old."

There is one single reference to his mother as she died when he was young. He
remembers his mother telling him to make friends because she had a terminal
illness and wanted him to not be lonely
"It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger. Pushing each other
to the limits, we were learning quicker. By eleven smoking herb and
drinking burning liquor. Never rich so we were out to make that steady
figure."

He made friends that pushed him to the limits and lead him to marijuana
and liquor. (maybe some psychology of losing his mother early)

"Once I was eleven years old, m daddy told me, Go get yourself a wife or
you'll be lonely"

The father became lonely having his wife died. This lead to him telling his
"I always had that dream like my daddy before me. So I started writing songs, I
started writing stories"

This tell how the boys father dreamed of being a song writer and the boy want to
follow.

"Something about that glory, Just always seemed to bore me, 'Cause only those I
really love will ever really know me"

The boy is not doing the singing and song writing to get fans or for money, he's
doing it because that is his passion.
Once I was twenty years old, My story got told Before the morning sun, when
life was lonely"

When he was twenty and had no wife someone was interested in his music
and he got hired by a record company.

"I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure. 'Cause I know the smallest
voices, they can make it major"

He is not worried about what others think because it only take one person to
make something worth while.
"I got my boys with me at least those in favor. And if we don't meet before I
leave, I hope I'll see you later"

He had his band that was doing well, but not every he played with got to be
an artist with him. His is bidding them a fair well as he travels down a
different route in life.

"My story got told; I was writing about everything I saw before me"

He did have in focus in his music, he wrote songs about everything that
happened to him and things he saw.
"Soon we'll be thirty years old, Our songs have been sold. We've traveled around the world and we're
still roaming."

He sing how he sees himself having sold many songs and done concerts around the world, but he is
still traveling and singing.

"I'm still learning about life. My woman brought children for me. So I can sing them all my songs And I
can tell them stories"

Here he mentions how his wife he didn't have at 20 has given birth. He is still learning life because
having kids is a big step and he is learning how to deal with them. He has a sweet emotional note
about how he will sing his stories to his children.
"Most of my boys are with me, Some are still out seeking glory, And some I had to leave behind; My
brother I'm still sorry"

Here he says most of his first band buddies are with him. Some of his first band buddies drifted off
and began try to become famous on their own. And some of his buddies he had to leave for some
reason (drugs, death, just going different routes)

"Soon I'll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one. Remember life and then your life becomes a
better one"

He sing how he will soon be 60 and how life will fly by. At 61 his dad died and that remembering his
dad's life has been the best way for him to move on and have a good life.
I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once. I hope my children come and visit once
"

Here he mentions how as life progresses, the smaller things have more meaning to him.
A letter to make someone happy or having his kids visit.

"Soon I'll be sixty years old, Will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children
who can warm me?"
At this age, he wonders how he will actually view life. If he will even have children visit
or will he be old with nothing and no one.
"Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, Go make yourself some
friends or you'll be lonely"

Again he mentions how he thinks back to his mother and him at the age
of 7. This is his 60 year old self looking back, thinking of all the time he
had, how his life was, and how he will remember the wonders of life
THE END