YOUNG MAN DIES
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There's a young man dying
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as he stands beside the sea.
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You can see him smiling, unbelievably free:
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wind in his hair, light in his eyes.
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He looks a lot like you, and you look so surprised
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that he would send you on your way
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with no good-byes.
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But he can't go, and you can't stay,
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'cause in the years it takes
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to make one man wise, the young man dies.
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Meanwhile you're sailing,
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as you wave good-bye to shore.
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You're anticipating what these new days
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will hold in store.
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It's the mystery of the ocean,
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but now he's in over his head.
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This is no place for the young man,
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he's got to send you on instead.
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And still you're looking so surprised
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that this change has come as prophesied
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but the years won't compromise,
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'cause in the years it takes
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to make one man wise, the young man dies.
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The young man:
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He was such a lonely boy.
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Yeah, but he could dream, all right.
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He could picture you a perfect sunrise
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in the middle of your darkest night.
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And he could take a sip from someday,
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like he had a secret well.
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He could listen to the voices calling
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from a distant time will tell.
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It's you in that picture where you're looking far away
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like you hear a whisper of the things
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you'll know someday.
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But back then your heart was hungry
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for something hard to find; you were
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just holding out for someday,
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but you've left that pain behind
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'cause he walked you through those mountains,
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for as long as he could bear.
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He never reached the fountain,
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but he could take you there.
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The young man's dying
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'cause in the years it takes to make one man wise,
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the young man dies.
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¨Ï1999 Midnight Ocean Bonfire Music(ASCAP)/Cindy Lou My Dear (ASCAP)
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All Rights Reserved/International Copyright Secured
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Young Man Dies
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| David Wilcox |
