Born School Work Love Gone

Born School Work Love Gone

(in the style of Pearl Jam’s “Black”)

Born into a world I never chose

Crying lungs and tiny toes

They said Grow up don’t waste your time

But time’s the thief that steals the shine

I learned the rules I played along

In a crowd I sang their song

But all the noise just fades away

When I hear my heart still sa

Born... then school... then work... then love... then gone

Like a whisper in the storm we’re never here for long

So hold me close before the daylight’s gone

We’re born... then school... then work... then love... then gone.

School halls echo with dreams that fade

Names on desks that time will trade

We chase the gold we lose our sight

Trading dawn for neon light

We climb we crawl we fall we mend

Pretend the road won’t ever end

But the mirror knows what’s true and clear

The years are dust

the end is near

Born... then school... then work... then love... then gone

Like a whisper in the storm we’re never here for long

So hold me close before the daylight’s gone

We’re born... then school... then work... then love... then gone.

Love the few who stand beside

Your circle small, your hearts aligned.

The rest they come and go like rain

Don’t chase the ghosts that bring you pain

Laugh loud cry deep forgive forget

The sun still sets on no regret

Before you know, the stars turn cold

Another story left untold

Embrace the light, the blood, the bone

You’re never truly here alone

Born... then school... then work... then love... then gone.

Like shadows dancing on the dawn

So breathe it in

before it’s gone

Born... then school... then work... then love...

then gone.

(instrumental outro – slow guitar fade, soft hums, echoing “gone… gone… gone

The Rowan Tigers

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