7 Years

We need more than Hopes and wishes For us to make it Through the night Stormy weather Weary eyes Hope to make it Through the night Before this night is over I will guide you home (Ohh) All this time you thought We'd never pay the price In the game of love You have to roll the dice My heart got seven years to life Seven years to life I've been told that Time will heal All our wounds and Our souls too No more clouds No more rain I need sun To ease my pain Before this night is over I will guide you home (Ohh) All this time you thought We'd never pay the price In the game of love You have to roll the dice My heart got seven years to life Seven years to life Ohh, ohh Ohh, ohh Ohh, ohh (Ohh) All this time you thought We'd never pay the price In the game of love You have to roll the dice My heart got seven years to life I got seven years to life

Once I was seven years old My father told me, I'll never leave again You won't be lonely Once I was seven years old I was a kid, I was seven Never knew you or knew where you would be What was the pen, too innocent? Nothing you said was making any sense I was like damn, who is this man? Standing before me saying take a chance Suddenly everything I thought I knew about the world Was taken when I shis hand I was so mad, didn't know why Why was my name all tatted on your side? Why did you mess with the bliss over me and my sister We're cool without you, doin' fine We came around, you came around Told us you would never ever leave Heart on my sleeve, letting it bleed Waiting for you again, cause I believe Once I was eleven years old My momma told me, I won't do this again Need you to go please Once I was eleven years old I wasn't there, I didn't care Moving around a lot and couldn't bare Everyone wanted to fix it and took me away From my sister to live on a prayer Breaking the law, getting expelled Didn't believe in nothing, you could tell Wanted to fail, gunnin' for jail Wanted to kill my father in a cell I was a mess, that I confess Too young to bottle this up in my chest Too young to do what I was doing Who knew that I would've been a little bit depressed Got into blow, got into dope Made an investment with nothing to show It was the only thing I had control over And it was all over whenever it go Once I was twenty years old My father wrote me Son, I'm sorry that you never got to know me Once I was twenty years old I didn't know then, and I don't know know Why it was hard for me to write it down Why it was easier to say out loud And whenever I try to write I feel a cloud Sooner or later I gave it up One way or another, can't say enough When I met my brother and told him I wanted to hear from you, that was a major bluff I was right in the middle of using, abusing and losing myself I knew not of sobriety I wasn't ready to meet him I didn't feel like I could be a role model entirely But inside of me I was like, damn I relate And I thought I could be of some help And it didn't dawn on me I couldn't be somebody's light if I don't love myself But soon I'll be sixty years old And will I still hold on To everything that happened and be so cold? Soon I'll be sixty years old Soon I'll be sixty years old

Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, "Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely." Once I was seven years old It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me, "Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely." Once I was eleven years old I always had that dream, like my daddy before me So I started writing songs, I started writing stories Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me 'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me Once I was twenty years old, my story got told Before the morning sun, when life was lonely Once I was twenty years old (Lukas Graham!) I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure 'Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major I got my boys with me, at least those in favor And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later Once I was twenty years old, my story got told I was writing about everything I saw before me Once I was twenty years old Soon we'll be thirty years old, our songs have been sold We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming Soon we'll be thirty years old I'm still learning about life My woman brought children for me So I can sing them all my songs And I can tell them stories Most of my boys are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some I had to leave behind My brother, I'm still sorry Soon I'll be sixty years old, my daddy got sixty-one Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, "Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely." Once I was seven years old Once I was seven years old

Once I was seven years old my momma told me Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely Once I was seven years old It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker By eleven smoking herb and drinking burning liquor Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure Once I was eleven years old my daddy told me Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely Once I was eleven years old I always had that dream like my daddy before me So I started writing songs, I started writing stories Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me Cause only those I really love will ever really know me Once I was 20 years old, my story got told Before the morning sun, when life was lonely Once I was 20 years old I only see my goals, I don't believe in failure Cause I know the smallest voices, they can make it major I got my boys with me at least those in favor And if we don't meet before I leave, I hope I'll see you later Once I was 20 years old, my story got told I was writing about everything, I saw before me Once I was 20 years old Soon we'll be 30 years old, our songs have been sold We've traveled around the world and we're still roaming Soon we'll be 30 years old I'm still learning about life My woman brought children for me So I can sing them all my songs And I can tell them stories Most of my boys are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some I had to leave behind My brother I'm still sorry Soon I'll be 60 years old, my daddy got 61 Remember life and then your life becomes a better one I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once I hope my children come and visit, once or twice a month Soon I'll be 60 years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me Soon I'll be 60 years old Soon I'll be 60 years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can hold me Soon I'll be 60 years old Once I was seven years old, my momma told me Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely Once I was seven years old Once I was seven years old

If there was no tomorrow Would you still remain the same Or live your life, so shallow And take it for granted everyday So take away tomorrow And tell me again why we blame Why we waste all our time With bullshit and pride Time may not wait another day Oooh... oooh So again, years grow back So many tears I cried Now that we're through I'll still honor you And harmlessly swallow my pride Its time to fall away Its time to separate And maybe we'll be alright Its time to fall away, and baby Maybe we'll be alright Life is but the memories we've created For all those too, remember you and celebrate our life If all that we are Is all that we've been These bridges were built in vain Can we get to that place With dignity and grace And live with all that remains Its time to fall away Its time to separate And maybe we'll be alright Its time to fall away, and baby Maybe we'll be alright Life is but the memories we've created For all those too, remember you and celebrate our life Life is but the memories we've created Its time to fall away It's time to separate... and fly 7 Years gone by! For 7 years i've tried to make it But how long can I take it It's time to fly 7 Years gone by! If there was no tomorrow Would you still retain all your hate Or live your life with no one to spite And free your spirit again Its time to fall away Its time to separate And maybe we'll be alright Its time to fall away, and baby Maybe we'll be alright Life is but the memories we've created For all those too, remember you and celebrate our life Life is but the memories we've created Its time to fall away It's time to separate... and fly 7 Years gone by For 7 years i've tried to make it But how long can I take it It's time to fly 7 Years gone by!

Once, I was seven years old My mama told me Go make yourself some friends, or you'll be lonely Once, I was seven years old It was a big, big world But we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits We were learning quicker By eleven, smoking herb and drinking burning liquor Never rich, so we were out to make that steady figure Once I was eleven years old My daddy told me "Go get yourself a wife, or you'll be lonely." Once I was eleven years old I always had that dream Like my daddy before me So I started writing songs I started writing stories Something about that glory just always seemed to bore me 'Cause only those I truly love will ever really know me Once I was twenty years old My story got told Before the morning sun When life was lonely Once I was twenty years old I only see my goals I don't believe in failure 'Cause I know the smallest voices They can make it major I got my boys with me At least those in favour And if we don't meet before I leave I hope I'll see you later Once I was twenty years old My story got told I was writing about everything I saw before me Once I was twenty years old Soon we'll be thirty years old Our songs have been sold We've travelled around the world, and we're still roaming Soon we'll be thirty years old I'm still learning about life My woman brought children for me So I can sing them all my songs And I can tell them stories Most of my boys are with me Some are still out seeking glory And some I had to leave behind Brother, I'm still sorry Soon I'll be sixty years old My daddy got sixty-one Remember life, and then your life becomes a better one I made a man so happy when I wrote a letter once I hope my children come and visit once or twice a month Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Soon I'll be sixty years old, will I think the world is cold Or will I have a lot of children who can warm me? Soon I'll be sixty years old Once I was seven years old, my mama told me "Go make yourself some friends, or you'll be lonely." Once, I was seven years old Once I was seven years old

Once I was seven years old My mama told me "Go make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely" Once I was seven years old It was a big big world But we though we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits we were learning quicker By 11 smoking herbs and drinking burning liquor Never rich so we were out to make that steady figure Once I was 11 years old My daddy told me "Go get yourself a wife or you'll be lonely" Once I was 11 years old I always had that dream Like my daddy before me So I started writing songs, I started writing stories Something about the glory Always seem to bored me 'Cause only those I really love will ever really know me Once I was 20 years old My story got told Before the morning sun when live was lonely Once I was 20 years old Ooh no