corrections by bdtguitar Seems like once upon a time ago             I was where I was supposed to be My vision was true and my heart was too     There was no end to what I could dream I walked like a hero into the setting sun   Everyone called out my name Death to me was just a mystery              I was too busy raising up Cain CHORUS But nothing lasts forever           Your best efforts don’t always pay Sometimes you get sick and don’t get better That’s when life is short  even in its longest days So you pretend not to notice                That everything has changed The way that you look and the friends you had   So you keep on acting the same But deep down in your soul                  You know you you got no flame And who knows then which way to go That’s when life is short  even in its longest days BRIDGE All I got here is a rear view mirror Reflections of where I’ve been So you tell yourself I’ll be back up on top some day But you know there’s nothing waiting up there for you anyway CHORUS But nothing lasts forever           Your best efforts don’t always pay Sometimes you get sick and don’t get better That’s when life is short  even in its longest days That’s when life is short  even in its longest days