Young Man Dies

<br>YOUNG MAN DIES <br><br>There`s a young man dying<br>as he stands beside the sea.<br>You can see him smiling, unbelievably free:<br>wind in his hair, light in his eyes.<br>He looks a lot like you, and you look so surprised<br>that he would send you on your way<br>with no good-byes.<br>But he can`t go, and you can`t stay,<br>`cause in the years it takes<br>to make one man wise, the young man dies.<br><br>Meanwhile you`re sailing,<br>as you wave good-bye to shore.<br>You`re anticipating what these new days<br>will hold in store.<br>It`s the mystery of the ocean,<br>but now he`s in over his head.<br>This is no place for the young man,<br>he`s got to send you on instead.<br>And still you`re looking so surprised<br>that this change has come as prophesied<br>but the years won`t compromise,<br>`cause in the years it takes<br>to make one man wise, the young man dies.<br><br>The young man:<br>He was such a lonely boy.<br>Yeah, but he could dream, all right.<br>He could picture you a perfect sunrise<br>in the middle of your darkest night.<br>And he could take a sip from someday,<br>like he had a secret well.<br>He could listen to the voices calling<br>from a distant time will tell.<br>It`s you in that picture where you`re looking far away<br>like you hear a whisper of the things<br>you`ll know someday.<br>But back then your heart was hungry<br>for something hard to find; you were<br>just holding out for someday,<br>but you`ve left that pain behind<br>`cause he walked you through those mountains,<br>for as long as he could bear.<br>He never reached the fountain,<br>but he could take you there.<br>The young man`s dying<br>`cause in the years it takes to make one man wise,<br>the young man dies.<br><br>..............................................<br><br>В©1999 Midnight Ocean Bonfire Music(ASCAP)/Cindy Lou My Dear (ASCAP)<br>All Rights Reserved/International Copyright Secured