It’s Too Late To Die Young
Words and music by Jim Colegrove
© 2005 Gold Tooth Music, BMI
Years ago I’d hear them say
It’s better to die young
You leave a pretty memory
And you’re loved by everyone
Live fast, love hard, go with a bang
After every swing’s been swung
Well I lived fast and I loved hard
But it’s too late to die young
Time has a funny way of playin’
Real mean tricks on you
You get to my age no one cares
About the things you do
The past is not my prologue
I guess my bell’s been rung
Well I lived fast and I loved hard
But it’s too late to die young
It’s too late to die young
No matter what they say
I’ll never leave a handsome corpse
When I head for judgement day
What’s left of me to write home about
After all is said and done
Well I lived fast and I loved hard
But it’s too late to die young
The honky tonks where I used to sing
Have all closed up their doors
Those places where I used to play
Don’t know me anymore
The crowd that used to hang around
Now stays at home for fun
Well I lived fast and I loved hard
But it’s too late to die young
It’s too late to die young
No matter what they say
I’ll never leave a handsome corpse
When I head for judgement day
What’s left of me to write home about
After all is said and done
Well I lived fast and I loved hard
But it’s too late to die young
From the CD titled Long Gone Thrill on Cool Groove Records CD 105
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