I used to be young

 

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