Song Description

All the crazy and risky things you do that don't kill you will leave lots of memories.

Lyrics

V1:
Well, my crazy older cousin
Used to cruise up in his Ford
And we'd race along the highways
Near the Carolina shore
And his eyes were always bloodshot
Cos my cousin liked his weed
Then he'd open up the sun-roof
And I'd stand up on the seat
Don't know how I lived to tell the story now
Yeah, we were dumb, but man...we had lotsa fun
 
Chorus:
And all the foolish things I've ever tried
helped me have the will to stand and fight
so I'm not a person who regrets
any crazy (alt. risky) thing I've done
When you're walkin' on the edge of life
You will yell and you will laugh
And if you somehow manage to survive
O the memories you'll have
 
V2:
Joined the Corps right outta high school
And they shipped me overseas
Both my legs caught burning shrapnel
In the bone above the knees
I recall the pretty day nurse
At the stateside ICU
And how she'd stay and keep me comp'ny
When her long hard shift was through
She'd sit there, past midnight, in that plastic chair
She'd read to me, and hold my hand so tenderly

Repeat Chorus

Bridge:
Now me and her stroll hand in hand
Along a southern beach's sand
And all the sweat and tears and pain
Were worth the memories I've gained
 
Repeat Chorus

©2011 Robert George and Cameron Earnshaw