Even as a young boy
 I thought about everything I own
 And if I didn't have it
 Had to get it
 Everything I took for granted
 Still the same way now that I'm grown

 I'm staring at a young man
 Still holding onto everything he owns
 If I could only get him to admit it
 Living is the only gift
 Spend it on the ones that you love

 And can we all be satisfied
 On the road that's harder to survive
 In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life

 When you're staring at a closed hand
 Still holding onto everything you own
 You can tell yourself that you believe
 Tomorrow isn't guaranteed
 You take the names of those that you know

 Don't let me be the old man
 Dying holding everything he owns
 Who spent every minute just to get it
 Everyone he took for granted
 Lying on his deathbed alone

 And can we all be satisfied
 On the road that's harder to survive
 In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life
 And see how far we've climbed beneath
 The winding trail from you to me
 In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life
 And look down on the raging sea

 I feel like I knew more when I was young
 My days spent in the sunlight lasted forever
 But now it seems like days just disappear
 And we lost another year
 Just looking for each other

 And can we all be satisfied
 On the road that's harder to survive
 In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life
 And see how far we've climbed beneath
 The winding trail from you to me
 In the end we'll climb to the top of the tree of life

 Don't let me be the old man
 Dying holding everything he owns
 Who spent every minute just to get it
 Everyone he took for granted
 Lying on his deathbed alone