Daniel Castady - My Age (Love Junkies Cover)
Channel: The Fold
Date: 2019-11-01

I don’t think I’ve posted a cover before so here's one written by one of my songwriting heroes, Lori McKenna. To my knowledge it’s never actually been recorded in a studio, I only heard of it over the Summer on a Malcolm Gladwell podcast I listen to called “Broken Record” (Episode S02E05):
https://brokenrecordpodcast.com/episode-5-love-junkies

Confession: The first time I heard it I had to pull my car over and cry it out. My wife makes fun of me for being more sentimental than she is (see our "Bye Bye Love" video LOL). I'm always saving little things our kids make for us, or old clothes that they’ve long since grown out of. It all just happens so fast it makes my head spin, and no matter how much you try to freeze time, you CAN'T STOP IT! So whether you’re a parent, or a kid who loves your parents — this one is for you!

From my understanding Lori wrote it with her songwriting partners Hillary Lindsey, and Liz Rose (together they call themselves The Love Junkies), all of whom were writing it with different aged loved ones in mind. Maybe that’s why it hit me so hard… or maybe it’s because of a BIG birthday I just celebrated recently — let’s just say it put me in a new age group — but whatever it was, it just says everything I want to say to my kiddos daily. It’s my dream to write songs this beautiful every time I pick up a pen or an instrument. I hope to someday share a room with songwriters who are so open and honest about what they're going through. Just beautiful, thanks to the writers!

—-— LYRICS —-— 

MY AGE
When you’re my age I hope the world is kinder
Than it seems to be right now
And I hope the front page isn’t just a reminder 
Of how we keep letting each other down
When I was your age, things didn’t seem to be this hard
Riding bikes out in the street, playing tag in the backyard

You’ll outgrow your shoes
You’ll outgrow your bed
You’ll outgrow your house
Just don’t forget when you’re all grown up 
But you don’t feel that way
You’re still gonna be my baby
Even when you’re my age

When you’re my age, you’ll still be full of questions
That I wish I had the answers to right now
And those dark days might make you second guess it
But our big love will still be making the world go around

When I was your age, I didn’t worry like I think you do
Back then, innocence was something you could hold onto

You’ll outgrow your shoes
You’ll outgrow your bed
You’ll outgrow your house
Just don’t forget when you’re all grown up 
But you don’t feel that way
You’re still gonna be my baby
Even when you’re my age

When you have kids someday
I hope you teach em the Lord’s prayer
Before they go-oooo to bed at night
Like my Momma did for me, and her mother before her
Yeah, somethin bout it just keeps you right

And I hope you don’t work too much overtime
So you can be right there beside them, when they close their little eyes

Cause they’ll outgrow their shoes
They’ll outgrow their beds
They’ll outgrow that house
And you can’t stop it
Life will line your face
and time will turn the page
They’re still gonna be your baby
Just like you’re still gonna be my baby
You’re always gonna be my baby 
Even when you’re my age