Keep the Young Man Here Songtext
von Mark Idlewilde

Woke up with the sunrise
Bones a little stiff but my heart still wild
Looked out at the highway
And I swear it whispered drive a couple hundred miles
Life′s been heavy lately
Storms I never thought that I could weather through
But I ain't done yet no
There′s still a long long road I gotta walk with you

So I'll keep the young man here
Hold on tight to the fire I carried all these years
I won't fold I won′t fade
I′ll stand tall through the dark through the wind and the rain
'Cause every sunrise makes it clear
I′m still fightin' still tryin
To keep the young man here


Every scar′s a memory
Every wrinkle's just a story that I lived to tell
And though time keeps takin
I got a stubborn kind of spirit that won′t ever sell
The mirror shows an old face
But inside there's a kid who never learned to quit
He's still out there dreamin
So I owe it to him not to give up one bit

So I′ll keep the young man here
Hold on tight to the fire I carried all these years
I won′t fold I won't fade
I′ll stand tall through the dark through the wind and the rain
'Cause every sunrise makes it clear
I′m still fightin' still tryin
To keep the young man here

When that cold wind whispers
Son it′s time to settle down
I'll lace my boots up tighter
And I'll chase another dawn around this town
′Cause growin′ old's a privilege
But givin′ up's a choice I′ll never choose
Long as there's breath in my chest
And miles left to lose


Yeah I′ll keep the young man here
Guard the flame in my heart like a souvenir
I won't fold I won't fade
I′ll keep runnin′ while there's still a life to make
And when my last day′s drawin' near
I′ll go smilin' still tryin
To keep the young man here
To keep the young man here