Lyrics
[Verse 1]
I wish I could write myself a song
For my teenage radio
So I'd hear through broken headphones
All the things that I now know
And I'd start with "it gets better"
And this page is gonna turn
'Cause right now, that's the one thing
That I wish that I had heard
[Pre-Chorus]
Now the road won't be so easy
So roll those windows down
And if you look, you'll see the beauty
Anywhere that you break down
[Chorus]
Hold on to these moments
They're flying by so fast
Take the time with the ones you love
Like a chance you can't get back
Make a million memories
So when you're old and gray
All the faces in those photographs
Smile back at you and say
"You didn't let the days God gave you get away"
[Verse 2]
Don't mind the lies you tell yourself
And fight for what is true
And don't let those little troubles
Steal the biggest parts of you
Don't take your pain so serious
Yourself, not so much
And remember you're still loved
Even when you mess it up
[Chorus]
Hold on to these moments
They're flying by so fast
Take the time with the ones you love
Like a chance you can't get back
Make a million memories
So when you're old and gray
All the faces in those photographs
Smile back at you and say
"You didn't let the days God gave you get away"
[Bridge]
Hold on to the ones who love you
Don't let the bad times own you
Stand down the fears you gotta face
And take time to stop and listen
To what you might be missing
Let go of the things you just can't change
[Chorus]
Hold on to these moments
They're flying by so fast
Take the time with the ones you love
Like a chance you can't get back
Make a million memories
So when you're old and gray
All the faces in those photographs
Smile back at you and say
"You didn't let the days God gave you get away"
[Outro]
(Take time to stop and listen)
(To what you might be missing)
(Let go of the things you just can't change)