If life is like a candle bright
death must be the wind
You know you can close your window tight
and it still comes flowing in
So I will climb the highest hill
and I'll watch the rising sun
And I'll pray that I don't feel the chill
till I'm too old to die young
Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Oh Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young
I have had some real good friends
I thought would never die
Now the only thing that's left of them
is the teardrops in my eyes
So if I could have one wish today
and I could know it would be done
I'd say everyone could stay
till they're too old to die young
Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young
Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young
till I'm too old to die young
death must be the wind
You know you can close your window tight
and it still comes flowing in
So I will climb the highest hill
and I'll watch the rising sun
And I'll pray that I don't feel the chill
till I'm too old to die young
Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Oh Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young
I have had some real good friends
I thought would never die
Now the only thing that's left of them
is the teardrops in my eyes
So if I could have one wish today
and I could know it would be done
I'd say everyone could stay
till they're too old to die young
Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young
Let me watch my children grow
to see what they become
Lord don't let that cold wind blow
till I'm too old to die young
till I'm too old to die young