Story Behind The Song
I wrote this song about when I was 18 graduated high school and looked for direction when I ran from home, wondering what life would be like when my parents were gone... which, for the first time, I realized that some day they actually WILL be gone...
Song Description
It's all in the lyrics, point blank.
| Song Length |
4:41 |
Genre |
Rock - Alternative |
| Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Distressed, Moving |
| Subject |
Worry, Running |
Similar Artists |
Wilco, Willie Nelson |
| Language |
English |
Era |
2000 and later |
Lyrics
All I want
I can?t have
It took me years
To accept that
Despite my fear
And to spite my name
The truth is that
I?ll be dead one day
BUT DON?T YOU TAKE DON?T YOU TAKE THAT FROM ME
THE FEAR THAT?S THERE KEEPS A WATCH ON ME
One August Day
I ran from home
Just to find
That I had grown
So I turned around
And I came back
To face the things
That I lack
BUT DON?T YOU TAKE DON?T YOU TAKE THAT FROM ME
DON?T START THINKING YOUR WORST OF ME
AN EYE FOR AN EYE BUT YOU?RE NOT GETTING MINE
IF YOU WANNA LIVE FOREVER BETTER GET INTO LINE
What will I do
Without my mom
And when my dad
Has gone on
Can?t slow down time
Can?t stand it still
These years go by
Against by will
REPEAT PRECHORUS AND CHORUS
SOLO
So when I?ve aged
And when I?m old
I?d like to smile
When my tale?s told