James Taylor - Never Die Young

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Never Die Young by James Taylor

We were ring-around-the-rosy children
They were circles around the sun
Never give up, never slow down
Never grow old, never ever die young

Synchronized with the rising moon
Even with the evening star
They were true love written in stone
They were never alone, they were never that far apart

And we who couldn't bear to believe they might make it
We got to close our eyes
Cut up our losses into doable doses
Ration our tears and sighs

You could see them on the street on a Saturday night
Everyone used to run them down
They're a little too sweet, they're a little too tight
Not enough tough for this town

We couldn't touch them with a ten-foot pole
No, it didn't seem to rattle at all
They were glued together body and soul
That much more with their backs up against the wall

Oh, hold them up, hold them up
Never do let them fall
Prey to the dust and the rust and the ruin
That names us and claims us and shames us all

I guess it had to happen someday soon
wasn't nothing to hold them down
They would rise from among us like a big balloon
Take to the sky, forsake the ground

Oh, yes, other hearts were broken
Yeah, other dreams ran dry
But our golden ones sail on, sail on
To another land beneath another sky

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• rock

[peacemtn]

Thanks I just love this and all his songs.

[MrPinoyrock]

You're welcome :)

[peacemtn]

I have always loved this. Never die young friends. I will always miss my Dad who died so young.

[MrPinoyrock]

That's a real sweet comment about your Dad. Thanks for listening to this great classic song.

[clineshaunt]

Thank you for posting this!!! Such a beautiful song.

[MrPinoyrock]

You're welcome. :)

[Superstarfitnesstv1]

Fav jt song:-)

[fedorafree]

Hold them up ... Never do let them fall ...

[terry1949]

what a lovely man you are JT a timeless voice and bless Apple corp for promoting you way back in 1968

[1BlubeTube]

Mr. Taylor is the best, the best.

[jadakiss19772003]

This is such a great song, thank you for posting this, it's wonderful

[lhs1974grad]

I lost my Dad when I was barely 8...I'm with you. Through; hope, struggle, wins and losses I built a family of my own...and got it all back. That's the way some people are.

[bobby7771117]

James Taylor always has something great to say in his songs, and does it in a great way, with good music, and good vocals!! BobbyK

[depeau44]

@FreeMySoles Thats the best fucking part of the song!!!!!!!! Those lines are the most inspirational lines ive heard in any song.. ive listen to this song for 14yrs.. it never gets old!!!

[barriseu]

o meu amor por meu pai nunca morreu depois dele ja ter partido e agora ainda o amo mais....para ti ai no ceu...mas esta ja ousvis-te algumas vezes....

[010bobby]

one of these days, i will have a courage to sing this at karaoke night...