Years are the Riches of Youth

[couchgrouch]

Years Are the Riches of YouthSpent a week with my Granpa on the coasthe got us tickets right in the front rowfor Bocephus at a sold out arenasaid he fin'lly paid off the noteon his twenty-foot houseboatand he took me fishing off the marinaliftI said I can't wait till I get olderso I can afford to really livebut he laid his hand on my shoulderand said time is the gold heaven giveschorusand years are the riches of youthdiamonds that fade as we grow oldonly mem'ries survive, cos time turns gems of lifeback into coalour desires may liebut dust knows the truthand only the young denyyears are the riches of youthwhat I learned is how much I'd never knowand when I've felt unsure which way to goI've tried to let his words advise mecos when I visit my grandpa's graveI see that days just can't be savedall we can do is spend them wiselyliftlife is sweating and laughingworking and waiting for what I wantlearning it's the wanting not the havingthat drives a young heart onand years are the riches of youthdiamonds that fade as we grow oldonly mem'ries survive, cos time turns gems of lifeback into coaldesires may liebut dust knows the truthand only the young denyyears are the riches of youthbridgeI've rafted icy rapidshunted bear in the Yukonmade the wildest love of my lifeon a fifty dollar futonlearned fine wine ain't wortha teaspoon of Texas 'shineand the glitter of gold pales besidetwo breaths worth of timechoruscos years are the riches of youthdiamonds that fade as we grow oldonly mem'ries survive, cos time turns gems of lifeback into coaldesires may liebut dust knows the truthand only the young denyyears are the riches of youth(c)2005 Robert George