I'm gonna say what you said I'm gonna do what you did I won't remember you died I will remember you live You said, "Don't you stand by my grave No don't you stand there and cry" I'm the trees, I'm the birds I'm the soft stars that shine at night 'Cause I'm not there, I did not die No, I'm not there, I did not die This year, we lost more than we can count The ashes we lay on the ground Oh, this was the year of the young This year, we look up towards the sun And wonder where everyone's gonе Oh, this was the year of the young
I'm gonna stand by your words I'm gonna learn to forgive You said you'd rather go young Than to be dead when you lived You said, I know you're only so But always run like a kid I'm the rain, I'm the grass I'm the soft blowing summer winds
'Cause I'm not there, I did not die No, I'm not there, I did not die This year, we lost more than we can count The ashes we lay on the ground Oh, this was the year of the young This year, we look up towards the sun And wonder where everyone's gone Oh, this was the year of the young