1(Soft acoustic guitar picking)I remember when we started, we were young and naiveBelieving every single promise up our sleeveYou said time moves slow when you're watching things growBut the calendar pages had a different showSuddenly the years started running like a trainWashing our youth away like summer rainNow I’m standing in the clearing where the cold wind blowsStaring at the shadow of a love that froze.Chorus(The drums kick in, steel guitar starts to swell)Because time flies faster than a midnight freightLeaving us standing at an open gateWe were just kids yesterday, wild and freeNow the clock is ticking down on you and meTurn around and I can see the whole world staring right at meI can’t hold back my fear and I can’t see your fake blue tearsYeah, the minutes are running and the truth is clearThere's no slowing down the years.Verse 2(Acoustic guitar gets heavier, driving the rhythm)I look in the mirror and I see my mama's eyesWondering where the days went under these skiesYou talk about forever like it's something we can buyBut you're just putting on a show while the sweet hours dieDon't act like it hurts you to watch it all fadeWhile you stand in the wreckage of the choices you madeThe years didn't just slip right through our handsYou let 'em slip away while you were making other plans.Chorus(Full band energy, big vocal belt)Because time flies faster than a midnight freightLeaving us standing at an open gateWe were just kids yesterday, wild and freeNow the clock is ticking down on you and meTurn around and I can see the whole world staring right at meI can’t hold back my fear and I can’t see your fake blue tearsYeah, the minutes are running and the truth is clearThere's no slowing down the years.Bridge(Music drops low, heavy downbeats, building intense vocal grit)The spotlight is heavy and the room is getting coldAnd I'm carrying a weight that is getting too oldYou can cry your rivers, you can put on your actBut you can't turn the clock around, and that's a fact!Guitar / Fiddle Solo(Crying, emotional country solo)Chorus(Stripped back first two lines, then explodes into maximum vocal power)Because time flies faster than a midnight freightLeaving us standing at an open gateWe were just kids yesterday, wild and freeNow the clock is ticking down on you and meTurn around and I can see the whole world staring right at meI can’t hold back my fear and I can’t see your fake blue tearsYeah, the minutes are running and the truth is clearThere's no slowing down the years.Outro(Slow acoustic strumming, fading out)No slowing down...Time's flying fast...No more fake blue tears...With the whole world staring right at me.
