Live Before You Die

I was a little boy of nine years old The whole world in my hands Trying to toss that ball across the yard A game of catch with my old man He would always say "I'm sorry" Every time he had to leave I was much too young to understand When he would say to me When you're young, you always think The sun is gonna shine There'll 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 You'll live before you die I was barely 17, in the summer of '79 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 That fateful night that changed our lives And made a memory When you're young, you always think The sun is gonna shine There'll come a day, you'll have to say hello to goodbye She laid me down, she took my hand Looked me in the eye And just before she kissed me, she said "We gotta live before we die" Live before you die You learn to love, to live You fight and you forgive You learn what's wrong and right You live before you die I've made mistakes, I've caught some breaks But I've got no regrets There's some things I don't remember But one thing I don't forget When you're young, you always think The sun is gonna shine One day you're gonna have to say hello to goodbye Shout it out, let someone somewhere know you're alive Take these words, wear 'em well Live before you die Live before you die Hey Live before you die You learn to love, to live You fight and you forgive You face the darkest night Just live before you die