Lyrics:

2005**lf**Kevin Stephen Welch, John R. Hadley, Scott Dooley**lf****lf**If life is like a candle bright**lf**Death must be the wind**lf**You can close your window tight**lf**And it still comes flowing in**lf****lf**So, I will climb the highest hill**lf**And watch the rising sun**lf**And I pray that I don''t feel the chill**lf**Till I''m too old to die young**lf****lf**CHORUS**lf**Let me watch my children grow**lf**To see what they become**lf**Oh Lord, don''t let that cold wind blow**lf**Till I''m too old to die young**lf****lf**Now, I have had some dear sweet friends**lf**I thought would never die**lf**Now, the only thing that''s left of them**lf**Is the teardrops in my eyes**lf****lf**If I could have one wish today**lf**And know it would be done**lf**Well, I would say everyone could stay**lf**Till they''re too old to die young**lf****lf**CHORUS**lf**Let me watch my children grow**lf**To see what they become**lf**Oh Lord, don''t let that cold wind blow**lf**Till I''m too old to die young**lf****lf**CHORUS**lf**Let me watch my children grow**lf**To see what they become**lf**Oh Lord, don''t let that cold wind blow**lf**Till I''m too old to die young**lf**