[Intro] Yeah... This ain't a eulogy. It's a toast... To the kid I buried just to survive. [Verse 1] I still remember sneakers on the subway floor, Dreams too heavy for a seventeen-year-old soul. Thought forever waited just outside the door, Now forever's just another story getting old. Every scar was just a badge I couldn't read, Every heartbreak planted roots beneath my feet. I chased tomorrow like it owed me something more, Didn't know that time was stealing from the core. Mama said, "Don't let the world rewrite your name." I laughed it off, now every mirror says the same. I've been rich in moments, broke in peace of mind, Running after futures while I left myself behind. [Pre-Chorus] If I could shake your hand across the years, I'd tell you, "Don't be scared of all your fears." The fire never died... it just changed its glow. The boy you used to be still lives below. [Chorus] Dying Young... Not my body—just the man I used to know. Every sunset paints your shadow in gold. You never grew old... You stayed forever beautiful. Dying Young... Every wrinkle is a letter that I wrote. To the fearless soul I couldn't hold. Here's my final verse... To the king I left behind. [Verse 2] My hands got rough from building someone else's dream, Forgot the melody beneath the daily screams. Bills replaced the poetry inside my chest, Success looked good but never let my spirit rest. Love came dancing, love escaped without goodbye, Some nights I still hear echoes when the city cries. The trophies gather dust upon a lonely shelf, Funny how you win the world and lose yourself. But every gray hair carries sunlight from the past, Every broken promise taught a truth that finally lasts. The kid inside me never asked for fame or crowns, He just wanted one more summer before the leaves came down. [Bridge] Raise your glass... To every dream that missed the train. Raise your heart... To every smile that hid the pain. Nothing really dies... If somebody still remembers. [Final Chorus] Dying Young... You're the photograph that never fades away. Frozen where the colors never turned to gray. While I keep walking through the rain. Dying Young... I became the man you couldn't understand. Still I hope you're somewhere smiling as I stand. Everything I am... Started with your trembling hands. [Outro] So here's to the boy... Who thought love could save the world. Who believed tomorrow was guaranteed. Who ran without looking back. You didn't fail. You became me. And every beat inside my aging heart... Is still trying... To make you proud. Dying Young... Forever young.
