I Will Die, Knowing that I Lived
The sky knew everything was contained in that moment,
when we broke the lock and climbed onto the roof.
Looking out over all those Nashville lights,
the night clouds roared by like a freight train.
We were a part of all those heartbreak songs,
being sung below us over bottles of beer.
And you held my hand tight with eternity,
pretending that morning would never come.
Down in the city we drank our way through town,
recklessly filling our bellies with bravery.
Daring each other, we climbed the fence and lived
a whole lifetime watching the river race past.
We knew this was greatness, sitting in the dirt,
hoping the briar gash on my leg would become a scar.
And we stumbled into John A's where forever
we will dance as Tommy Lasorda sings "The Tennessee Waltz."
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The last line feels a little squirrely, though.
