24 years ago i opened my eyes, and no one yet told me one day i would die.
so much promise, so much inside//seeing the world through two clear eyes
and then i got older i saw things as they are //i looked in those lives that i passed by in cars//see people aren’t evil but i cant say they’re good
i cant even say we all do what we should//no i cant even say//that we all
no i cant even say//we do what i should at all

and if i could meet you, id tell you the truth
the core of a man is made in his youth
yeah if i could meet you id say the straight truth
we all do our best to hang on to youth
we all do our best
just to hang on.

cause youths never ending if you play your cards right//sleep through the days and go out at night//in youth things are hazy but you know they could be bright//but if you think the opposite you'll still be right
your words are like arrows they won't stop till they stick//and once they are loosed who knows who they'll hit
i believe in facing problems head on like a man
and even as i tell you im not sure that i can
no im not even sure
i can
i said no im not even sure
i can say that im a man at all

and if i could meet you id tell you the truth
the core of a man is made in his youth
yeah if i could meet you and say the straight truth
we all do our best to hang on to youth
we all do our best
just to…

the road to hell is paved with good intentions
but i guess they're not paved on the way to heaven


and if i could meet you id tell you the truth
the core of a man is made in his youth
yeah if i could meet you and say the straight truth
we all do our best to hang on to youth
we all do our best (just to hang on)