Intro:
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Verse 1:
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I Have Had Some Time For Thinking.
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Swore I Wasn’t Ready To Die, Turns Out I Was Wrong.
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It Might Sound Crazy, But Hear Me Out:
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It May Take Me To The Grave But I Know What Your Poem’s About.

Chorus:
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I Have Seen A Pool Of Blood Run Crimson Red,
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And I’ve Seen The Sunrise Coming Overhead.
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Finding Beauty In The Fold,
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It’s The Only Way To Keep From Growing Old.
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My Friend, Stay Gold.

Verse 2:
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When You’re Young And The World Is New,
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It’s Easy To Forget When You’re Trying Just To Make It Through.

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Like The Morning Light And The Dawn It Brings,
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You See The World Finding Beauty In The Simple Things.

Chorus:
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I Have Looked Into A Thankful Father’s Eyes
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Telling Me I’ve Saved His Daughter’s Life.
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I’d Do It All Again
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‘Cause I’ve Found The Beauty In The Fold.
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My Friend, Stay Gold.

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Verse 3:
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Looking Back At The Life I’ve Had,
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I Hold On To The Good ‘Cause I’ve Made My Peace With All The Bad.
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Sixteen Years, Look At All We’ve Done.
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Wouldn’t Trade It For The World, Can’t You See That We’re The Lucky Ones?

Chorus:
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I Have Known A Love That Many Never Know
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And Our Love Lives On No Matter Where I Go.
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We All Will Meet Our End,
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No Matter If We Meet It Young Or Old.

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My Friend, Stay Gold.

-Dialogue-
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Chorus:
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Finding Beauty In The Fold,
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It’s The Only Way To Keep From Growing Old.
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My Friend, Stay Gold.

Outro:
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    My Friend, Stay Gold.