Even as a young boy I thought about everything I own And if I didn't have it Had to get it Everything I took for granted Still the same way now that I'm grown
I'm staring at a young man Still holding onto everything he owns If I could only get him to admit it Living is the only gift Spend it on the ones that you love
And can we all be satisfied On the road that's harder to survive In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life
When you're staring at a closed hand Still holding onto everything you own You can tell yourself that you believe Tomorrow isn't guaranteed You take the names of those that you know
Don't let me be the old man Dying holding everything he owns Who spent every minute just to get it Everyone he took for granted Lying on his deathbed alone
And can we all be satisfied On the road that's harder to survive In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life And see how far we've climbed beneath The winding trail from you to me In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life And look down on the raging sea
I feel like I knew more when I was young My days spent in the sunlight lasted forever But now it seems like days just disappear And we lost another year Just looking for each other
And can we all be satisfied On the road that's harder to survive In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life And see how far we've climbed beneath The winding trail from you to me In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life
Don't let me be the old man Dying holding everything he owns Who spent every minute just to get it Everyone he took for granted Lying on his deathbed alone