Sun fades away

Shadows fill my mind

If the world ends today

What would I leave behind



My father showed me

Take every chance

Life is like water

That slips through your hands 

My momma told me

Make your own fate 

Write your own story 

It's never too late



Before it all turns to dust 

Before there's nothing left of us 

Let's burn like a fire and

Live like we're dying

Before it all fades away

And only memories remain 

Let's aim even higher

And live like we're dying oh 

Live like we're dying oh



Looking for a sign

On this lonely road, yeah 

I've been driving blind 

Into the unknown



My father showed me

Take every chance

Life is like water

That slips through your hands 

My momma told me

Make your own fate 

Write your own story 

It's never too late



Before it all turns to dust 

Before there's nothing left of us 

Let's burn like a fire and

Live like we're dying

Before it all fades away

And only memories remain 

Let's aim even higher

And live like we're dying oh 

Live like we're dying oh



And where tomorrow's headed 

We can never tell

Life is a blank page

So write your story well

And when I look back

After all these years

I can say to myself that I lived



Before it all turns to dust 

Before there's nothing left of us 

Let's burn like a fire and

Live like we're dying

Before it all fades away

And only memories remain 

Let's aim even higher

And live like we're dying oh 

Live like we're dying oh