Stephen Wilson Jr. - Year to Be Young 1994 (Acoustic)

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Lyrics:
I must admit I felt the flame
Kurt Cobain, a Fender Mustang
MTV brought me up
"This is your brain on drugs”
I won’t forget that first girlfriend
That got me into Boy II Men
I grew up a lot that year
My sweatshirt said, “No Fear”…ha
My life was a stereo and it was everything
First one in line for the Last Dance With Mary Jane
Hiding in my headphones, laying on the bedroom floor
1994
Tell mom, “see ya later, don’t be blowin’ up my pager
When the show’s over I’ll come home
When that is, I don’t know…”
Teen spirit in the air before we all owned cellphones
Study hall passing notes, yes, no or I don’t care
When my life was a stereo and it was everything
Soundtrack, first kiss out at the roller rink
Hands held, two hearts falling on a hardwood floor
1994
1994
Think you know it all when you don’t know any better
Tell yourself you’re gonna live forever
Fire’s burning and I’m still holding the torch from 1994
A year to be, hey...a year to be young
A year to be, hey...a year to be young
A year to be, hey...a year to be young
My life was a stereo and it was everything
Soundtrack takes me back through all those memories
Hiding in my headphones, laying on the bedroom floor
It takes me back to the days when a song was worth so much more
1994
1994
1994
#StephenWilsonJr #YeartoBeYoung
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[@thethirstigoat3324]

In 1994 I was 13. This song gave me a walk down memory lane hard. By 2004 I was 23 in Iraq. Now in 2024 I’m a 43 year old- old man. That 30 years went fast.

[@patrickfitzgibbon2888]

Same

[@ceopas]

Feel you brothers😊 love from Denmark

[@mikemiller4838]

Thank you for your service, welcome home

[@adamkieler1833]

Thanks for your service. Yeah, difference of 1994 feeling and today had me shedding a tear.

[@korey6289]

Never trade it brother.🫡

[@kilianeberle9494]

This is a song you dont listen to. This is a song you feel.

[@johnterencejr]

When you feel something with your ears it’s called hearing

[@nathanchohany8169]

Not when you have synesthesia. Smart ass. 😊 and i spelled when-ehen so lets correcr that

[@jeremypittman3945]

Takes me back to a simpler better time!

[@vibescold906]

Vibescold certified

[@alterego7739]

Amen

[@the100thmonkeyjakeparsons]

That guitar Tone is TREMENDOUS

[@timbaland5083]

Agreed!

[@odinp]

Think it's E flat drop d

[@ArtesiaBMX]

That's what got me to stop. Now I'm hooked

[@DingirTiliqua]

Drop C always sounds good

[@savozi]

Can anyone confirm the tuning? And is this nylon string?

[@robrussell77]

I finished high school in 1995, and the nostalgia this song brings is amazing. The mid 90s were truly the last awesome years of being young. There was something about going out with friends and being completely untethered from anything else. You could truly just be in those moments. No emails, no cell phones, no social media. I count myself blessed to have been a teenager in those years. Great song. 👍🏼

[@Tomek1985]

Modern days sucks. I wish I could go back in time

[@NovoLibertas]

Class of 99. I feel it brother.

[@matthewkeil961]

2002 here and still had the good simple childhood

[@jbonez79]

I completely agree with this! I was born in 79… times have changed so much and I fear for my children that are 4 and 2. Hopefully time does repeat itself for their sake

[@Nomad_Briggs]

'95 grad

[@PhuriousStyles]

Guy just snagged an entire geneartion in nostalgia ❤!

[@MuZiCf4n78]

Absodamnlutely

[@josephwood1517]

Born 75 grad 94 turn 49 this sept. Noone can understand what we had unless u lived it memories are so good it hurls

[@grimeybeast1465]

It's impossible to explain to any other generation the experiences that shaped us, even the ones that bookend us on either side. Yet, I can talk to a gen X stranger, who's life experiences and trajectory were completely different, and we can still share common experiences like old friends. It's crazy.

[@medic5acb]

1994!! The year I graduated high school and left to serve my country in the NAVY. It is probably the best life decision I made as an 18 year old that could have traveled down the wrong road, especially without that decision. I think many were/still are shocked at where l've been, what l've experienced, and who l've become. To those that said I'd be nothing but trouble, Thank you. To those that cheered me on, THANK YOU! I truly don't think my parents knew how l'd turnout. They left it totally up to me. As a 48 year old man, I can say l've been blessed after all the life experiences I've had, especially being a father.❤

[@nealmcbaggins127]

I went to the marines in the same year.

[@randalchason5384]

Thank sir for your service they wouldn't take me in 87 I was broken to pieces in car wrecks but I tried anyway thank you I was the same fckup but I tried would not let me in but thank you sir maybe in some way you did it for me that is why I ran across this God bless you

[@josephwood1517]

Born 75. Grad 94 turn 49 in Sept. We lived it brother. Memories are so good they hurt

[@901AiAudio]

Born in 83 and just recently turned 40 and I’ve never related to a song so much! I’m literally writing this with tears in my eyes! This is a beautiful song!

[@Phummuph]

Same, my friend.... same.

[@XxMrs.MaliciousxX]

I agree. And it also brought tears to my eyes. I was born in 81. About to be 43 next month. Ugh how time flies!!

[@MuZiCf4n78]

78 and I'm 45, if only we could be young again for a day

[@PTricky2]

83 as well. This song just hits home!

[@adambrommel7028]

1982. Sitting here making ugly faces trying not to cry.

[@BuildNStuff86]

You are like Springsteen if he was still young, hungry, and capable of writing good songs. You are really fucking good at what you do.

[@NoBody-hz4po]

Then why do I hate Springsteen and love this guy

[@jmaxwell5314]

@@NoBody-hz4pooooooo sick burnnn brau

[@andrewmccallum9943]

@@NoBody-hz4poyou can hate Springsteen, but that has nothing to do with them sounding similar. Which is true, they do.

[@JustnBlazn]

Lol OK dude

[@MommaChaga]

Right on! I just discovered him . I’ve been waiting for someone like him ! What a writer and have you seen the video him walking down the road singing …Omg.. Hooked.

[@bklynbella78]

Dude, I'm crying. On behalf of all Gen X, thank you ❤

[@martinjoseph9925]

Don't cry

[@patrickfitzgibbon2888]

I've got uncontrollable tears and I am not a person that cries

[@WantzChas]

Us older Millennials also finds a lot of old emotions in this.

[@ALTERNATIVEROCKMAN]

I thought Gen X did not cry lol 83' here

[@bklynbella78]

@@ALTERNATIVEROCKMAN 78 here. I guess I sprung a leak 🤷‍♀️

[@lricci2050]

Words can’t explain how life changing this album has been for me. I had the pleasure of meeting Stephen at Faster Horses in Michigan recently (2024) and I stuttered my way through trying to explain that to him. He was humble and kind and shy. He has easily become my favorite artist of all time. Can’t wait to see what else he has in store. I’ll be listening to this album on repeat for a long, long time.

[@travisrichardson6295]

This may be one of my favorite songs ever written.

[@shelbyavant5081]

I haven't had something grab me like this in a long time😢

[@RoyMontana-tb1br]

Right, it’s amazing

[@whyyn0tt.]

love that little Nirvana riff you worked in. Killer stuff, my man.

[@allenstclair-kg9up]

Dont think most recognized it, I knew instantly!

[@allmantree]

Yeah we did

[@justinhollar9115]

Came to the comments just to see if anyone else noticed

[@that_one_guy91]

Takes me back to the days when a song was worth so much more…. Holy shit. You just made a grown man tear up. And I ain’t did that since my grandfather died. Absolutely beautiful man. Wow.

[@herdondoozer]

Born in 79 graduated 98 this song is literally my childhood

[@RoyMontana-tb1br]

Right!

[@michaelbryant4339]

My god i was 12 in 94 and and my stereo was my life this song just absolutely spoke to my soul......keep this stuff coming brother

[@user-sy6vh3ck1i]

Absolutely the same! I was 12 in 94. I miss the 90s beyond imagination. My family was young and alive.

[@LeonardVMs]

I was 31 and it spoke to mine, too. Great song!

[@TheKolen2434]

I know man, one of the most nostalgic songs I've ever heard.

[@XxMrs.MaliciousxX]

I was 13. And my headphones and Walkman/stereo were my life also! Nirvana was also life. Man this song takes me way back when life was simple. Miss those days.

[@MuZiCf4n78]

I was 16 and so was my life plus sports. My life is still the Stereo

[@Bigdavemusic76]

I dont know about you guys but that tone he is getting outta that acoustic, is blended perfectly with his voice. Freaking awesome JR.

[@joshuahammons4374]

This song rattles the 90's right out of me 😮 hit me like a truck

[@jasbak5701]

Same

[@geminiridgeoutdoors5354]

I have been listening to this non stop for awhile. My son sings it around the house. Maybe some day he will remember the current year through a song where his son sings about 2024 around the house. This one gives me chicken skin. Boys 2 men. No Fear. It feels like the dude is singing about my life back then. That is what makes music great. It connects you to a person, place, or time.

[@garygoodwin5961]

WOW, that voice is so powerful 😮 GREAT SONG, god I miss the 90’s

[@MuZiCf4n78]

Same

[@froggyg9981]

To be 19 again. Thanks for the trip back to 94.

[@BryantJamesMusic]

One of the best songs I’ve ever heard . Absolutely beautiful.

[@berettaEarlofCheesesteak]

This dude is the product of one crazy night when Chris Cornell and Bruce Springsteen got to know each other in the carnal sense.

[@chaddeibler-hunt3610]

💗

[@adamweston4152]

I heard this song for the first time on jools Holland in the UK a couple of weeks ago and I had never heard Stephen before either but he absolutely blew my mind with this song, being almost 54 I reminisce alot about those times and this song brought flood's of memories back to me and elevated me to a place in time when I felt indestructible and I was full of life, thanks Steve for making a sad old man happy again!.

[@alecia175]

🤚Who else is here because you heard him on Stephen Colbert. I would have never heard this song if it wasn't for that show. I've been going through his songs and find them so relatable. I'm a black lady from Detroit and hip-hop is usually my wheelhouse but this dude is country and he's speaking to me more than any rap songs I've heard in a decade. Yeah I'm buying all these songs.

[@thomaskennels]

The last years of gen X what a great time to live.

[@7Hammersmedia]

My family moved alot when I was younger, in 94’ I was 15. My way to escape was to load the walkman and just fade away listening to anything from Pearl Jam to the Doors to just forget about things. The fact that I was awkward, couldn’t make friends because we would be gone in 8-12 months, music healed. Still does. This song gives me chills. Thanks 🤘🏻🤙🏻

[@pearsonkurt1]

Sliding the little All Apologies riff from Unplugged really added what this song was missing. That is if you can possibly argue it was missing anything. Pure magic man

[@muir66]

wish he had kept that in the spotify version man!

[@dustinwarren470]

I'm born 1980. This is my song

[@mikemiller4838]

Ditto

[@bradk8504]

Same here. We lived this Dustin. We lived this

[@grimeybeast1465]

When a song reminds you of what you had, what you lost, what thought would be and what actually is, all at once. How can a song fill me with such joy and sadness at the same time? I will have to listen 30 more times to figure it out.

[@JanneAirDotCom]

Born in 83 here as well. But I'm from Finland. Stone cold Scandinavia. We lived on Grunge and we grew up on everything this song refers to. I hate nostalgia but this brought tears to my eyes. I'll do my best to make sure all the Finns hear this. It's a masterpiece!

[@TheWaiting82]

Give them this boys truth

[@jbilous1]

This song means so much me. I graduated in 93… the mystical sounds of this song resonate through my core!

[@FrankGsus]

Brings me to tears man, sometimes I forget how good our lives were

[@silvereaglesessions2521]

What a song. The way it pays tribute to the Nirvana sound without feeling like a ripoff is both perplexing and captivating. The more I listen, the deeper it gets. Hell of a song.

[@9thGenerationCajun]

I turned 19 in 94,Shit man this made every hair on my body stand up 😮🔥

[@joshwarner641]

"First kiss at the roller rink" had me😊

[@cncrcOG]

I was 14 in 94 can relate to the accuracy of this song, loved that lil nostalgic brief intro

[@adamelkins7639]

Done played this song 10 times and still hits the same very talented bro!

[@heidekens7571]

Same here. Have had it on repeat.

[@CharlesBarnette-tj2vs]

I was 10th Grade in 94....this sound means so much to me.

[@captaincuddy3999]

I was a junior in high school in 1994. This song hit so hard it physically knocked the tears out of me. A grown man crying, flooded with memories of being young in one of the best times to be alive. Who knew. I miss that time so bad. What I would give to go back when life was about great music, first loves, and having fun. Maybe not always the easiest times for me but some of the best memories.

[@josephwood1517]

U said it perfect

[@bradk8504]

Born in 80. Felt every bit of this song. A lot of us here did. Here’s to us.

[@joshwarner641]

Same here dude, I was born in 1980...song is spot on!!

[@pearsonkurt1]

Ok. The song hits hard. Grad '97. Lived my life on my bedroom floor with big cabinet speakers on either side of my head, liner notes in my hand... That's cool and all but can we talk about that guitar tone? DANG.

[@ragogh]

What a great song! Graduated 94 , we truly lived in a time when music meant so much to us. It's part of our soul. You captured the passion and inspired the flame again in me. Tears and Smiles my friend . Thank you. I feel you.

[@caseycobb9887]

Man your voice is rich I love that song man I'm 45 years old can you take me back to 1994 it was a year to be young thank you Stephen!!!

[@shakeandbreak2938]

He's got something really special right there. Thank you for Reminding me of my youth. Class of '94..

[@taniamulholland5813]

From Belfast, Northern Ireland- I was born in 1965, but this song still resonates with me. Incredible vocal, too. You have left me hungry for more. Thank you!!!

[@Bloodhound_Dogg]

There are no words. The nostalgia is too much. But the line he said “when a song was so much more” nobody born in these last two nor the next generations will truly understand that statement

[@lorettaricker8738]

Love this ❤ such memories. I use to go roller skating every Friday night in Jr high..The 90 s were great and the 80s too .The music was better.

[@joshwarner641]

I was 13 in 1994, this song is spot on...CBS Saturday Morning Sessions brought me here...my new favorite song

[@TroySchroederBDB]

The 90s was my prime time , middle school, high school and everything you sing about .....I love this song

[@buttrpantz]

The tone of the distorted acoustic and his voice is almost a religious experience.. amazing

[@flapmajors6309]

1994 first born daughter was 2......54 year OG now and man that tune puts a fire in my belly! Good stuff!

[@whitetie13]

I’m 52 and I was graduated in 1990 . I remember when songs meant so much more . When we use to wait for album releases and we knew 0 about how it was gonna sound because there was no social media . I remember a large group of friend gathering in a parking lot and listening to an album and just hanging out and having a blast . The 90s were different and the very last of the good times when you didn’t have to worry about you whole life being documented for the world to see . This guy gets it and he captured my whole generation in one song . This song means so much more to us than you will ever know thanks you for you contribution to my playlist .

[@quisuis-je]

94 were the times. Crazy fucking times. Your music came into my life at the right time. I just heard of you for the first time, a couple days ago. Thank you so much for this. Music you can feel, is what this is. Unbelievable stuff brother!! Respect from Northern Ontario, Canada 📿 1994 🤘🏼

[@shannamcgee718]

Ahhhhh. I just love it. My life was a stereo. Can we please go back?!?!?! I wanna go back.

[@TheWaiting82]

Im begging every day

[@EduardoMano]

Hauntingly beautiful and nostalgic. A masterpiece in songwriting and performance.

[@robg738]

Best shit I’ve heard in more than a decade

[@ESO_PRIME]

1994 I was 16 years old soft more high school, drove a 76 datsun, varsity cross country, ice hockey, street hockey every day, drinking & smoking weed at night, lsd , mushrooms, pharmaceutical mdma on weekends, as a virgin. Working at Little Cesars that was in a Kmart & smoking herb with friends in the freezer & taking the cashier balance of the til home. Life was good but it was in my own Heart Shaped Box🔥👽🔥

[@jasonsims6273]

Blows my mind how many heart strings this song hits for me. Amazing song.

[@richarddavis9295]

Saw this guy on Jools Holland show, blew me away, can't stop listening to his work absolutely top draw

[@Momma234]

God damn it’s rare you hear something like this, a song that perfectly tells a different story to every person, and gets better the more you hear it.

[@Namelbmert]

Makes me nostalgic for the 1990s, which I didn't think was possible under any circumstances whatsoever.

[@sergueygrishko5228]

Same actually. Would never think in 1994 that I would be missing this year.

[@tobiascarpenter5438]

Senior in high school in 94. Great times.

[@bobbyfowler4990]

Thank you so much brother!!!! Haven’t had a song make me feel that ever!!!! Born in 81

[@KevinRHiney]

NAILED IT! I felt it like 1994! Thank you for the feels man!

[@ashleyjuneau8391]

This song 😮 as someone who hates mainstream music and searches for that one song that my soul feels… well this morning stumbled across this one 🙏 my 15 year old who is currently teaching herself how to play the guitar heard it on the way to school mind you most of the time I skip through thousands of songs searching for that one song and listen to it over and over till I find the next … drives my family nuts, but this morning my 15 year old did not ask me once to skip it which she normally does after about the 3rd-10th time in a row listening to it 😂 this morning you inspired her to learn the chords to this song 😊

[@islandboy55]

❤ this song. 1994 was an amazing year for me. I turned 13. Life was a stereo. No Fear was the vibe. Super blessed to be alive in 94.

[@erock86273]

Who else gets Chris Cornell vibes from him?? Anyone?

[@bearandjake]

Absolutely when he’s up there in key

[@markprince3101]

Absolutely

[@thetimphelps]

Kinda everyone… if they know .

[@killerbeez6073]

It's a combo of him and tom petty, fucking love this song his voice lyrics Rock On!!!

[@jerichokid903x]

No wonder if freaking loved him

[@subie816]

Had there been lyrics in there about skateboarding it would be my teenage years exactly. Absolutely loving your music!!!

[@toothyzproductions]

I mean this as the best compliment. If Chris Cornell would have sang country, this is similar to what I think it would have sounded like. I love your guitar playing and song writing. Truly unique and incredible. You have gained a huge fan my friend. Please continue to write, play and sing more! This whole album is absolutely worth a listen over and over again. Killer dude! Keep it up.

[@curtismcleod2935]

This song hits. You can feel him putting his soul into it!!Hoping the best for this guy!!

[@Whubarczuk]

Great Energy, Powerful, Perfect lyrics, Instantly sucked in.

[@everdash]

this guy just wrote and sung my entire heart. holy shit.

[@jayhumphries3463]

Nailed it... 1994... Brought me right back there! High school... Thank you! 🙏 Beautiful song.

[@randalchason5384]

I was born in 69 but this is awesome the 90s were awesome

[@joshuamarcomb3970]

So much truth and so spot on to my childhood need more songs like this!!!!!

[@kristarver9551]

“….Hidin in my headphones on a bedroom floor… “ yep. That took me out. Absolutely beautiful from start to finish.

[@b.gnarly2731]

❤ This has been on repeat all day. Absolutely hits ya in the feels

[@jtnoodle]

Big time

[@flipperboot1823]

Just heard this on Jools Holland and so looked it up. I love it!!! 1994 I was 17 so this is bangon. The vocals, the rhythm, the sound but most of all the feeling of the music and the lyrics is top drawer.....what the heck happened to the last 30years!!! #awesomesong

[@Kippersmusic78]

Belfast, 16 years old 1994. American music was our soundtrack! 🤘🏽😎

[@AngryKetchup]

This song RIPS, good job brother

[@nicksilver_music]

the man can write lyrics and music like no other, his original sound, his passion in his live performances, the story... Its the complete package man, I turned super fan in literally a weeks time

[@catfishslick7165]

An absolutely amazing song. Captured a lot of emotions from my childhood. Thank you

[@wilhelm3573]

Didn't know I needed a trip down memory row. But.. here it is. I haven't thought of these memories in years. And DAMN! SUCH WONDERFUL TIMES AND MEMORIES.

[@Cody-xb7ub]

Your songwriting is always on point, and your voice carries your message very well. Kudos to you sir 🙌

[@TwelveMonkeys721]

I’m not the type of person who posts comments I my mind own. The beginning acoustics had my ears perked up and by the end of it all I was an emotional mess. Love the Nirvana riffs in the intro and outro. This song gets you in the feels for sure.I need this version on Spotify please make it happen 😂

[@DroneShotFPV]

I believe it already is on spotify, look for year to be young acoustic

[@TwelveMonkeys721]

⁠@@DroneShotFPVthe acoustic is on there but not this version with the Nirvana riffs in the into and outro.

[@MommaChaga]

🙌🏼👍

[@mishmichelle9388]

Why have I never heard this song?! Wow! This had me spilling all kinds of emotions. ❤ Awesome!

[@MrOldmetallica]

Was 14 in 94..song hits home..lol..put a nostalgic smile on my face..great song man.

[@vibescold906]

He's got 2 bangers back to back 🎉

[@brandonwesson6818]

"It takes me back through the days when a song was worth so much more" couldnt be more accurate

[@byronzapotocky2976]

Definitely what we were doing in 1994 exelent song to remember some of the best times In our lives

[@captainglen7425]

I don’t know when it happened. But music just doesn’t hit as hard nowadays as it did back then. This song though, left me in tears and brought that back. Thank you 🙏

[@mikeveemadeit]

Born in 94, I always say how grateful I am to have been given the opportunity to experience the world before it all REALLY went to shit. Love this Steve. Keep going, it's your time.

[@SmashedTater]

It was shit before, and shit after. You do you

[@mikeveemadeit]

@@SmashedTater Depends on your perspective of shit, I'd take the 90s over the roarin 20s any day.

[@kidtrunks2568]

Amazing song, incredible performance. The guitar line gives a little bit of All Apologies, and a little bit of 1979. Love this.

[@ianpyle6670]

Damn... Great song.. and I'm a hip hop kid from 90'

[@user-cz5gn8vx4z]

When a song can bring you back to a certain time in life you know it’s a great song!

[@ruanengelbrecht1]

Wow man, what a song, how music should be, touching your soul , nostalgic and just letting you smile

[@dwadholm1]

So great. Graduated in the late 90s. You could see the next generation was different starting in 95-96ish.

[@offhandacoustic]

I was 11, my uncle fell off a roof and suffered traumatic brain damage, putting him in a wheelchair, paralyzed for 30 years. He died in 94 but didn't leave this hell until November of 2023. He was my mom's older brother and he stepped up when my dad left me at 5. I lost 2 dad's in this lifetime and I've never been the same after his accident. My childhood ended in 94, take me back to the year before!!!!!!!!

[@Verde867]

Man. I got all teary eyed. I was 12 in 1994. Amazing song. Thank you.