We try to stay young, by chasing the sun You blink for too long, the swans sing a song And all that I've lost, and all that I've won Don't mean nothing more when you open your eyes and they're gone After all we've been told, we're still flesh and bone And life's worth much more than silver and gold And all that I've lost, and all that I've won Don't mean nothing more when you open your eyes and they're gone And how could it be that we'll never see The first day of spring and the last autumn leaves? So lost in my mind, I try to stay strong If wounds heal in time, tell me why it's so hard to move on Hard to move on I'll never move on I curse the mistakes that we'll never make The pictures of trips that we'll never take And all of these thoughts, they keep me awake Hang on to your heroes before it's too late 'Cause there'll come a time when you open your eyes and they're gone Some day they're gone Some day they'll be gone And I'll still be here chasing the sun