For the Ages

A story that ends in breaking even Ain't a story worth hearing They want to hear you lost it all for a love that's worth losing They want to hear you searched all your life But there ain't nothing worth finding They want to hear you did what they never could and loved someone like you should So I'm putting it all on black Give the people what they want to hear That I found a love for the ages Or a reason to disappear They don't want to hear that you got old Or how you thought that you never would They wanna hear you died young chasing your heart That you'd outrun it if you could They wanna hear a fire burns in you Not that you couldn't find the wood You can live your life like a shot in the dark, but your aim better be good I'm not here right now cause I'm outside the window You can call me out but I think that we both know That I know what you need Just another shot to bleed They want to hear you wrapped your arms around me Or that I hit the whiskey That I hit the road and got myself wrapped round a tree