HEY THERE, YOUNG MAN | Old Old Joe | I Got Scars Older Than You #Video

HEY THERE, YOUNG MAN | Old Old Joe | I Got Scars Older Than You

“Hey there, young man… I got scars older than you.”

Old Old Joe has lived long enough to know that some lessons can’t be taught. You can listen to the men who went before you — or you can wait until life teaches you the same lesson.

HEY THERE, YOUNG MAN is an old-school Delta blues song about age, experience, hard-earned wisdom and that strange thing that happens as the years pile up:

You realize how much you don’t know.

You can listen now,
Or you can wait till they come true.
Listen or not, that’s up to you…
’Cause it don’t make it less true.

No lecture. No bitterness.

Just an old man who has already walked through some of the doors a younger man is getting ready to open.

Written by Samuel Liverio
Sung by Old Old Joe
Exclusive to Sam Dad Radio®

Human-written songs. Modern tools.

MESSAGE OVER METHOD.

© 2026 Samuel Liverio / Sam Dad Radio®. All rights reserved.

PINNED COMMENT:
What’s one thing an older man told you when you were young that you didn’t understand until years later?
I’m betting there are some good answers to this one.
And if you’re the older man now — what would you tell the young man you used to be?

DISCLOSURE:
This is an original human-written song by Samuel Liverio. Modern creative tools, including AI-assisted music production, may be used to help bring the songwriter’s musical vision to life. The lyrics, story and creative direction originate with the songwriter.
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