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 what he would say to me
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When you're young you always think the sun is gonna shine
There 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
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I was barely seventeen, the 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
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(bridge)
You learn to love to live
You fight and you forgive
You learn whats wrong and right
You gotta live before you dieee
Ive made mistakes I've caught my breaks, but i've got no regrets
Theres some things I don't remember but one thing I dont forget
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