[Intro] One day the noise gets quiet... And you start asking yourself What was really worth the chase? [Verse 1] I spent years counting things I could hold Chasing every dream like it was made of gold I thought success was a number on a wall Till I learned the highest place can still feel small I remember faces I forgot to call Long nights working while the years moved on Funny how the things we thought we'd need Aren't the things that matter when we finally leave [Pre-Chorus] You can build a house You can buy a name But none of it follows you When the lights fade [Chorus] We don't keep what we hold We keep what we gave We don't take the gold We take the love we made When the lights go down And the years roll by The only thing that stays Is the way we touched a life What we leave behind What we leave behind [Verse 2] I remember someone needing me one night I was too busy chasing something I called life Now I'd give anything to hear that voice again Funny how tomorrow never promises a when I've seen rich men lonely in a crowded room I've seen broken people make somebody bloom Maybe all these years were trying to teach That the greatest things are never out of reach [Pre-Chorus] You can wear a crown You can own the town But love is the only thing That outlives the ground [Chorus] We don't keep what we hold We keep what we gave We don't take the gold We take the love we made When the lights go down And the years roll by The only thing that stays Is the way we touched a life What we leave behind What we leave behind [Verse 3] So if you're listening somewhere down the road Don't wait for the perfect time to let somebody know Call your mother, tell your brother that you care Put your pride aside and simply be there Because every minute thinks it's gonna stay Then suddenly you're looking at yesterday And when the final page is turning in your hands You'll understand what mattered all along [Bridge] Not the money Not the fame Not the trophies Not the name It's the hand you held It's the heart you changed It's the little light You left behind [Final Chorus] We don't keep what we hold We keep what we gave We don't take the gold We take the love we made When the lights go down And the years roll by The only thing that stays Is the way we touched a life What we leave behind What we leave behind That's the only thing We really leave behind [Outro] When everything else is gone... Let something good remember you.
