I was a little boy of nine years old,
The whole world in his hands
Trying to toss that ball across the yard,
A game of catch with my old man
He'd always say I'm sorry
every time he had to leave
And I was much to young to understand
When he would say to me
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When you're young you always think the sun is gonna shine
There'll come a day you'll have to say hello to goodbye
Sit down son come take my hand, look me in the eye
Take these words promise me your gonna live before you die
I was barely seventeen summer of seventy-nine
Already I was feeling like I was running out of time
I had this girl we fell in love
Or should I say that she had me
Then one fateful night changed our lives
And made a memory
Chorus:
When you're young you always think the sun is gonna shine
There'll come a day you'll have to say hello to goodbye
Sit down son come take my hand, look me in the eye
And just before she kissed me she said
You're gonna live before we die
Live before you die
You learn to love to live
You fight and you forgive
You learn whats wrong and right
Live before you die
I made mistakes I caught some breaks
But I got not regrets
There's some things I don't remember
But one thing I don't forget
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You learn to love to live
You fight and you forgive
You face the darkest night
Just live before you die