Introduction: E
A
E
Traveled all day to get here tonight,
A
I’m surrounded by others as we wait for our flights
E
They come and go all around the world
A
People crying people hugging, lots of boys and girls,
B
A
E
A
What are they all doing here?
E
A man is seeing the family he hasn't seen in years,
A
He says goodbye, with lots of laughs and tears,
E
The children, they laugh, make the old folks smile,
A
They make it easier to wait when you've been there for awhile,
B
A
E
A
What are we all doing here?
B
Just sitting here stuck in time,
A
I decided to stop and write this rhyme,
E
D
A loved one died, a baby was born,
A
E
A young man is headed off to war,
E
D
So many lessons to be learned and stories to be told
A
E
Cause each day we’re growing up, yeah each day we’re getting old. So live it all.
A
E
A
E
E
There's a woman I see with a tear in her eye
A
A man holds her close as she tries not to cry
E
He waves goodbye as he walks on his plane
A
Then her tears pour down like a heavy spring rain
B
A
E
A
Why is he leaving her today
E
Now I see a young man in a suit and tie
A
Coming back from his time serving God on High
E
While his family waits there to greet him with love
A
Cause they all are so proud of the man he's become
B
A
E
A
So why not share in the love
B
Just sitting here stuck in time
A
I decided to stop and write this rhyme
E
D
A loved one died, a baby was born,
A
E
A young man is headed off to war,
E
D
So many lessons to be learned and stories to be told
A
E
Cause each day we’re growing up, yeah each day we’re getting old. So live it all.
E
A
(Soft)
E
D
Well we all will die, but our memories live on
A
E
We will have to fight in our own wars
E
D
I hope our lessons will be learned and our stories will be told
A
E
Cause we've finally grown up, yeah we've finally grown old
E
And lived it all...
E
D
Well we all will die, but our memories live on
A
E
We will have to fight in our own wars
E
D
I hope our lessons will be learned and our stories will be told
A
E
Cause we've finally grown up, yeah we've finally grown old
E
D
Well we all will die, but our memories live on
A
E
We will have to fight in our own wars
E
D
I hope our lessons will be learned and our stories will be told
A
E
Cause we've finally grown up, yeah we've finally grown old
E
And lived it all...
E
D
A
E
Yeah we lived it all...
E
D
A
E
Oh lived it all...