FADED YOUTH

I'm still stuck in the echo of a time
When the world was wide, and I felt alive
We used to dream, we used to play
Now I'm standing here, lost in the gray
I'm forty-five, but I still feel like a kid
Chasing the past, but I never can win
The nights of laughter, the days of freedom
They’re gone, they’re gone, where did they go?

I can’t let go, no, I can't let it slip away
I'm still waiting for the summer of yesterday
But the phone doesn’t ring, no one calls me up
And all my friends are just ghosts in the dust

I don’t want to grow up, I don’t want to let it go
The world’s spinning fast, and I'm moving too slow
I'm stuck in a dream where we never said goodbye
But all the faces I knew, they just fade and they die
I'm alone in this fight, with no strength left to win
Stuck in the past, where do I begin?
I'm scared of the end, but I'm so tired inside
I don’t know how to live, but I'm scared to die

I see them all, with their lives moving on
Building their homes, while I'm still holding on
I remember the nights we’d gather around
Now silence echoes where once we were found

No more trips, no more plans to make
Everyone’s busy, everyone’s changed
I'm still here, lost in my own little hell
Wondering where the rest of me fell

I can’t let go, no, I can’t escape the sound
Of a time when we laughed, when we were unbound
But now the rooms are empty, the chairs are cold
And I'm left with memories, growing old

I don’t want to grow up, I don’t want to let it go
The world’s spinning fast, and I'm moving too slow
I'm stuck in a dream where we never said goodbye
But all the faces I knew, they just fade and they die
I'm alone in this fight, with no strength left to win
Stuck in the past, where do I begin?
I'm scared of the end, but I'm so tired inside
I don’t know how to live, but I'm scared to die

I’ve lost my spark, I’ve lost my way
The things I loved, they’re not the same
The music’s gone, the colors are pale
I'm drowning in silence, I'm stuck in this tale
The people I knew, they’re gone, they’ve moved on
And I'm standing here, all alone

I don’t want to grow up, I don’t want to let it go
The world’s spinning fast, and I'm moving too slow
I'm stuck in a dream where we never said goodbye
But all the faces I knew, they just fade and they die
I'm alone in this fight, with no strength left to win
Stuck in the past, where do I begin?
I'm scared of the end, but I'm so tired inside
I don’t know how to live, but I'm scared to die

I'm scared to die, but I don’t know how to stay
Caught in between the night and the day
I'm still holding on to a world that’s slipped away
And I don’t know if I can keep fading away