Live Before You Die
I was a little boy of 9 years oldThe whole world in my handsTrying to toss that ball across the yardA game of catch with my old manHe would always say: "I'm sorry"Every time he had to leaveAnd I was much too young to understandWhen he would say to me:
"When you're young, you always thinkThe sun is gonna shineThere will come a day when you have to say hello to goodbyeSit down son come take my handLook me in the eyeTake these words, promise meYou'll live before you die"
I was barely seventeen, summer of seventy-nineAlready I was feeling like I was running out of timeI had this girl, we fell in loveOr should I say that she had meThat fateful night changed our livesAnd made a memory
When you're young, you always thinkThe sun is gonna shineThere will come a day when you have to say hello to goodbyeShe laid me down, she took my handLooked me in the eyeAnd just before she kissed me she saidWe gotta live before we dieLive before you die
You learn to love, to liveYou fight and you forgiveYou learn what's wrong and rightYou live before you die
I've made mistakes, I've caught some breaksBut I got no regretsThere's some things I don't rememberBut one thing I don't forget
When you're young, you always thinkThe sun is gonna shineOne day you're going to have to say hello to goodbyeShout it out, let someone somewhere know you're aliveTake these words wear 'em wellLive before you dieLive before you dieHeyLive before you die
You learn to love, to liveYou fight and you forgiveYou face the darkest nightJust live before you die