When We Get There lyrics

Verse 1
Life is short but I’m not yet a corpse
I really think this leads to something better
But trying as it is, sometimes life is bliss
but we know that can’t go on forever
So I smile and laugh as I wake up every day
’cause it sure as heck beats the alternative
We never know how nor in what way
We’ll answer heaven’s call in the affirmative

Chorus
It all goes by so quick, it can end in just a blink
Life’s a race that no one wants to finish
No one knows where we’re going and it shows no signs of slowing
but we’ll all find out what’s next when we get there.

Verse 2
It must be the aches of age
that can make wisdom hurt so much
Old folks say in jest that it would be the best
to have their knowledge and still be young
But such the fates will not allow
Instead youth wallows in ignorance
They prefer to season the old fashioned way
Gettin’ old’s their only deliverance

Chorus

Bridge
I’ve heard inside every ninety year old man
is a twenty year old wondering what happened
I’m still a few decades from that fateful time
but it’s something I can imagine
Is it lucky to live life long, to outlive where you belong
It’s said long life brings wisdom
but that’s lost if no one listens
When the inevitable is coming on fast

Final Chorus

Coda
We’ll all find out what’s next
Yes, we’ll all find out what’s next
We’ll all find out what’s next
When we get there

Are we there yet?

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