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Why can't I have just a minute of happiness?
Why can't I feel just a moment of sun?
When my days on earth have all been spent,
Will my legend be life enough?
Will I have done all the things that I should have
When my ashes are dropped to the bottom of the sea?
Will I have done all the things that I could have?
Will a celebrated welcome be waiting for me?
You can grow up and learn to die happy
or just grow up and learn to die!
In our world, we soon learn the truth.
There are no guarantees. Nothing to soothe.
So, this just keep, a philosophy of mine:
You can grow up and learn to die happy
or just grow up and learn to die!
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