Seven years ago

When you still had your smile

When you still had your laugh

Always in control

To bring us all alive

To leave us when you died



Walking on the plank

Walking on the wire

Running from the pain

Always start the fire

To throw it all away

Your life fell on the rocks

Traded in your attitude

Retire to the skies



What were you thinking

Who'd you wanna be

What were you drinking

That set your mind at ease

Did you forget us all

And leave us far behind

Now you're only someone

In our minds



Don't you know

That you were loved

You know that you were liked



I know you had shadows

To tell you wrong from right



And all your friends

In all the heavens

Can make you free

To fly...fly



I know there's a limit boy

There's a limit

On your life

I'll see you at the gate

My friend

We'll play it one more time



What were you thinking

Who'd you wanna be

What were you drinking

That set your mind at ease

Did you forget us all

And leave us far behind

Now you're only someone

In our minds



Oh, it's a scary situation

To think it could be me

To think it could be me

To think it could be

It's like I made this highway home

Another dark and lonely road

If there's a god

Then heaven's gonna help me

Another bow

A broken arrow

Another fight with

Life so shallow



What were you thinkin'

Who'd you wanna be

What were you drinkin'

That set your mind at ease

Did you forget us all

And leave this world behind

Now you're only someone

In our minds