just what would happen/ if you took today off/ from everything/ that you have to do/ would you have a good time/ or would you be bored/ waiting for the day/ to completely be through/ I don't know, but I'm gonna try/ the day will pass in the blink of an eye/ and everything is going to be fine/ it's no big deal/ it's just what I feel/ taking the day off/ could be good for me
after all you've been through/ after all you've done/ did you ever think/ maybe you weren't the one/ who was made for love/ in an uncertain land/ it's not up to you/ to understand
personally, I think you're wrong/ and I've heard enough/ from everything I've seen/ you are not unloved/ there are many people/ who think the world of you/ you probably don't believe it/ but it's true
remember how it used to me?/ yeah, I don't remember, either/ I've spent too long in the here and now/ I believe it's time for a breather/ take me back when life was simple/ even if it never was/ back when you could ask a question/ and the answer was "because"
remember how it used to be?/ that was a long time ago/ all those memories still exist/ but exactly where/ I do not know/ take me back when I was young/ and the world has promise/ now all I see is crime to me/ human beings being dishonest
I am waiting/ for the results to come in/ I am waiting/ to see if we're gonna win/ come on, voters/ do what needs to be done/ I won't be satisfied/ till I'm sure that we've won/ it's coming down to the wire/ and soon we will know/ just what the country's made of/ just how far we can go/ help me be optimistic/ let me know we can win/ let the new president and his running mate/ begin
I used to be young/ I know you don't believe it/ it might be hard to conceive it/ but it's true/ I always had hope/ that tomorrow was coming/ there always was something/ fun to do/ but now those days have gone/ and I have quickly moved on/ to the winter of my years/ someday you'll be like me/ and all that you see/ will someday disappear/ you will not be here
I used to feel excitement/ but the joy of being alive/ vanished before my eyes/ and left me blue/ time went so fast/ all those years flew by/ in the single blink of an eye/ I never knew/ now take a look at me/ and all you will see/ are shades of gray in my beard/ someday you will be old/ days are short and nights are cold/ memories disappear/ you will not be here
(bridge) youth is wasted on the young/ I've heard that old cliche/ tears taste bitter on the tongue/ when it's almost time/ to go away
I used to be young/ a long, long time ago/ a time I used to know/ I was just like you/ you stand in my footsteps/ ignoring tomorrow/ time is only ours to borrow/ sad but true/ for me those days have passed/ and I am here at last/ with my last breath shifting gears/ someday you'll be like me/ and then, my friend, you'll see/ how quickly we all disappear/ you will not be here/ you will not be here
I used to be young/ I know you don't believe it/ it might be hard to conceive it/ but I was free and healthy/ just like you/ I always had hope/ that tomorrow was coming/ there always was something/ fun to do/ but now those days have gone/ and I have quickly moved on/ to the winter of my years/ someday you'll be like me/ and all that you will see/ will someday disappear/ you will not be here
I used to feel free/ but all I realized/ vanished before my eyes/ but I never noticed/ just like you/ time went so fast/ all those years flew by/ in the single blink of an eye/ no more chance of pulling through/ now take a look at me/ and all you will see/ are wrinkles and shades of gray/ you have no way of knowing/ but I'm at where you're going/ every day is one step near/ to the day when you are old/ days are short and nights are cold/ memories disappear/ you will not be here
(bridge) youth is wasted on the young/ I've heard that old cliche/ tears taste bitter on the tongue/ when it's almost time/ to go away
I used to be young/ a long, long time ago/ a time I used to know/ I was happy and hopeful/ just like you/ you stand in my footsteps/ measuring your talents/ not thinking about balance/ that's what I used to do/ but for me those days have passed/ and I am here at last/ with my last breath shifting gears/ someday you'll be like me/ you then, my friend, you'll see/ how quickly we all disappear/ there is nothing left to fear/ you will not be here
are you holding on tight?/ election day is almost here/ the candidates are fighting/ the time is getting near/ hopefully there'll be change/ my message is sincere/ we need someone new to fill/ the next four years/ 'cause in America/ we're going to survive/ in America/ we vote to save our lives
