You won’t live forever
And this won’t last very long

A life begins with lust
Light is on, you must
And on that day you are a child
But nothing else above
Find the ones you love
They might save you when you’re old

Live the way you must
But it’s twenty-one or bust
You only get one chance at bat
Even great men crash
But they take the unworn path
Never speaking of the loss

Don’t ask for much

‘Cause you won’t live forever
And this won’t last very long
You won’t live forever

For all your time and trouble
You won’t amount to much
You’re gonna end up on the sand, dust

It was only a case of passion spurned
We were only sixteen when the crime occurred
We fled the scene in a stolen truck
And we got away, beginner’s luck

We hit the road as the sun came up
Seven hundred miles by the time we stopped
After that night it was all downhill
I was too young to kill

Her father said our love would never last
And what you’re feeling now soon will pass
And Jenny’s got a plan to finish school
So you better give it up now, you little fool

Well he timed his fist and my face he struck
Jenny yelled “No!” as I tried to get up
I pulled my gun and his face went pale
Son, you’re too young to kill

So we got away Scott-free
So we thought
And outside Santa Fe is where we got caught
And as Jenny stepped in front of me
Well a shot rang out
She fell to her knees

Got my diploma at the county jail
Only eighteen but I’ve written my will
Headline read in the Daily Mail, he’s too young to kill
He’s too young to kill

Listen to me now
And try to hear my words
I’m gonna tell the truth
Even if it hurts
And you don’t understand me
And I can’t make you whole
I’ve been too demanding
That’s why I’ve got to go

Oh
Still we keep on pushing, pushing ’til there’s nothing left
And everything you say is something we will soon regret

Well there’s a world beyond these walls
Yeah I know it, feel it every day
And the love we used to have
Well it’s gone, it’s gone away
And the life I think I need
Isn’t this one and it’s breaking me
But there’s no time for ordinary words

Give it to me straight
So I can feel your pain
Nothing lasts forever
Life don’t work that way
I know you love to hate me
But it’s too late for that

Oh
Still we keep on pushing, pushing ’til there’s nothing left
And everything we say is something we will soon regret

Well there’s a world beyond these walls
Yeah I know it, feel it every day
And the love we used to have
Well it’s gone, it’s gone away
And the life I think I need
Isn’t this one and it’s breaking me
There’s no time for ordinary words

Oh
Still we keep on pushing, pushing ’til there’s nothing left
And everything we say is something we will soon regret

Well there’s a world beyond these walls
Yeah I know it feel it every day
And the love we used to have
Well it’s gone, it’s gone away
And the life I think I need isn’t this one and it’s breaking me
But there’s no time for ordinary words
No, there’s no time for ordinary words