Live Before You Die - Album Version

I was a little boy of nine years old

The whole world in my hands

Trying to toss that ball across the yard

I came a catch with my old man

You would always say I'm sorry

Every time he had to leave

I was much too young to understand

When he would say to me

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 you live before you die

I was barely seventeen summer seventy nine

Already I was feeling like I was running out of time

I had this girl who fell in love

Should I say that she had me

That faithful night that changed our lives

Made a memory

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

She laid me down she took my hand look me in the eye

And just before she kissed me

She said you gotta live before we die

You learn to love to live

You fight and you will give live

You learn what's wrong from right

Live before you die

I made mistakes of caught some breaks

But I've got no regrets

There's some things I don't remember

But one thing I don't forget

When you're young

You always think the sun is gonna shine

One day you're gonna have to say hello to goodbye

Shout it out let someone somewhere know you're alive

Take these words wear them well live before you die

Live before you die

Hey live before you die

You learn to love to live you fight

And you forgive your face the darkest night

Just live before you die