[Verse 1] Ever since I was eight or nine Ive been standing on the shoreline For all my life Ive been waiting For something lasting You lose your hunger And you lose your way You get confused And then you fade away [Bridge] Oh this town Kills you when you are young Oh this town Kills you when you are young [Verse 2] Im not the boy I used to be This town has got the youth of me All the eyes turn hollow From the work of sorrow [Chorus] You die young You die when youre young You die when youre young We are shadows Oh were shadows Just shadows in the alley [Verse 3] Youre standing on the paving By the office building Theyve got so much to do Never time for you [Chorus] You die young You die when youre young You die when youre young We are shadows Oh were shadows Just shadows in the alley [Outro] Ive got nothing Nothing to wait for Nothing to wait for Where is life in this town? Where is life in this town?
young, shadow, die, town, alley