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Young and Poor

from Douse by Lever

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LONG BEFORE AGE TOOK OVER OUR BRAINS,
WE ALL LIED ON THE FLOOR
LONG BEFORE TIME TOOK OVER OUR MINDS,
WE ALL SANG JUST A LITTLE MORE

SO RAISE YOUR GLASS AND THEN TIP YOUR HAT
‘CAUSE WE ARE NEXT IN LINE,
DID WE FORGET ALL OUR PAST REGRETS?
WILL THEY COME BACK TONIGHT?

THE OLD MAN’S EYES NEVER SEEM TO DRY
LOOKING OUT FROM HIS PORCH,
SO MAKE IT LAST, CAN’T LIVE IN THE PAST
‘CAUSE WE ALL DIE YOUNG AND POOR

REMEMBER THE DAYS? HOW I WISH THEY’D STAY,
GOOD FRIENDS ALL SURROUND
TIME AS IT STANDS WAS RIGHT IN OUR HANDS,
LOVE WAS ALL AROUND,
LIFE DIDN’T GO THE WAY I THOUGHT IT’D GO,
I HAD A PLAN FOR YEARS,
DAYS ARE SO SHORT, ALL I WANT IS MORE,
I’M GROWING OLD WITH FEAR

DON’T YOU KNOW THAT WE ALL DIE YOUNG AND POOR
DON’T YOU KNOW THAT WE ALL HAVE TO GO

BUT NO TIME TO CRY, EVERYBODY DIES,
RID YOUR EYE OF THAT TEAR
I LIVE FOR TODAY, LIFE MY HEAD AND SAY
I HAD MY FUN WHILE I WAS HERE

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from Douse, released May 14, 2019
Written by Jon Babin

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