Verse:
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Once upon a younger year
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When all our shadows disappeared
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The animals inside came out to play
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When face to face with all our fears
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Learned our lessons through the tears
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Made memories we knew would never fade
 
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One day my father he told me,
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"Son, don't let it slip away"
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He took me in his arms, I heard him say,
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"When you get older
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Your wild life will live for younger days
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Think of me if ever you're afraid."
 
Chorus: single strum:
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He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind
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So live a life you will remember."
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My father told me when I was just a child
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These are the nights that never die
 
My father told me
 
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Verse:
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When thunderclouds start pouring down
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Light a fire they can't put out
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Carve their name into those shining stars
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He said, "Go adventure far beyond these shores.
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Don't forsake this life of yours.
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I'll guide you home no matter where you are."
 
Pre-Chorus:
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One day my father—he told me,
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"Son, don't let it slip away"
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When I was just a kid, I heard him say,
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"When you get older
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Your wild life will live for younger days
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Think of me if ever you're afraid."
 
Chorus: single strum:
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He said, "One day you'll leave this world behind
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So live a life you will remember."
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My father told me when I was just a child
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These are the nights that never die
 
My father told me
 
Interlude:
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Outro:
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These are the night that never die
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My father told me