Battling the Years

Time is surely growing shorter

I work my fingers to the bone

Hours pass without resistance

Every day is here and gone



I keep battling the years

I fight for all the time I've wasted here

But I'm pulling back my forces

Because this battle can't be won



You might earn yourself a fortune

The finest diamonds you may choose

But oh never will you earn your days back

That is something you must lose



And you may hear the masses cheering

Spread your name from ear to ear

But no sound requites the years behind you

That is something you must lose



Oh, the days when I was younger

Every fear was out of sight

The future always seemed so distant

The future always seemed so bright



I keep pushing 'round the bend

I've no idea where this trail should end

I won't know when I've arrived

I'll keep on pushing till I die



I might earn myself a fortune

The finest diamonds I may choose

But oh, never will I earn my days back

That is something I must lose



I might hear the masses cheering

Spread my name from ear to ear

But no sound requites the years behind me

That is something I must lose

That is something I must lose