| I was a little boy of 9 years old
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| The whole world in my hands
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| Trying to toss that ball across the yard
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| A game of catch with my old man
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| He would always say I’m sorry
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| Every time he had to leave
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| And I was much to young to understand
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| When he would say to me
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| When you’re young you always think
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| The sun is going to shine
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| There will come a day
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| When you have to say hello to goodbye
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| Sit down son take my hand
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| Look me in the eye
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| Take these words, promise me
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| You’ll live before you die
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| I was barely seventeen summer of seventy-nine
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| Already I was feeling like I was running out of time
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| I had this girl we fell in love
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| Or should I say that she had me
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| Then one fateful night changed our lives
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| And made a memory
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| You learn to love to live
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| You fight and you forgive
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| You learn what’s wrong and right
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| You live before you die
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| I made mistakes I caught some breaks
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| But I got not regrets
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| There’s some things I don’t remember
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| But one thing I don’t forget
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| When you’re young you always think
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| The sun is going to shine
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| One day you’re going to have to say hello to goodbye
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| Shout it out let someone somewhere
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| Know that you’re alive
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| Take these words wear them well
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| Live before you die
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| Hey!
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| Live before you die |