Tired at twenty years old

Memory collecting before his time

Re-call the old stomping ground

I see a tear welling up in his eye



No, you can't cheat time

Don't let that controll your life

Hold your breath, close your eyes

Just jump in, that water's fine



These please fall on deaf ears

Ears that were once tuned to truth

A dated washed up old man

Has seen it all, nothing else for him to do



No, you can't cheat time

Don't let that control your life

Goes over your head, look over your shoulder

When you look back you're that much older



It slips away

Be what you're becoming

It slips away

And not who you were

It slips away

Grab hold of the here and now while you still have the chance



So are you giving up now?

As for adventures you've had your fill

Who says you're over the hill?

I think it was you, and you know very well



No, you can't cheat time

Don't let that control your life

Goes over your head, look over your shoulder

When you look back you're that much older



It slips away

Be what you're becoming

It slips away

And not who you were

It slips away

Grab hold of the here and now while you still have the chance



You're holding yourself back

(Turn your face to the day)

When you could be doing anything

(Don't just dig your own grave)

When will you trust yourself?

(Take with you what you learn)

The same as I do

(Be yourself, not who you were)



I want to see you use your capabilities

Build me an ocean, then destroy it with your eyes



It slips away

Be what you're becoming

It slips away

And not who you were

It slips away

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