Beginners

And in a moment it all came to this The time it took for your muscles to grow and grip Of all the things I’ve heard Why’d it have to be these words? And in a second I’ll be gone and you won’t have to think I got enough to keep me going, keep me from the brink As your bones grew Why did you become you? Become you? Oh, I’ve told you, oh, to be older You know I’m right I’m right You know these moments, they take years to pass You gotta be coping, gotta be hoping the hands fly by fast You call this true Why did you become you? Become you? See the sun rise now, this has to end Don’t let it be the one to walk us home again And you know you haven’t got all the answers If you did you would be screaming them out And I know I haven’t got all the answers If I did I would be screaming them out, screaming them out And in a moment it all came to this The greatest book you ever read came from my favorites list Of all the things to lose It’s you I choose Oh, I told you, oh, to be older You know I’m right I’m right Keep breathing, keep breathing Find a scheme you believe in