Lyrics

The Privilege of Years
Verse 1
I was young when the road first called me
Thought forever was a distant land
With a restless heart and empty pockets
And more dreams than I could understand
I ran through days like they were endless
Every sunrise just another start
Never thinking time was teaching
Quiet lessons to my heart
Pre-Chorus
Now I see the miles behind me
Like pages turning slow
Chorus
It’s the privilege of years
To feel the laughter and the tears
To hold the love that stays forever
And the loss that still appears
Some memories warm you like the sun
Some you wish would disappear
But that’s the price and that’s the gift
Of living long enough to call them years
Verse 2
I’ve known the joy of holding children
Watched their small hands grow and change
Seen the faces of old friends fade
As the seasons rearrange
I’ve danced in kitchens full of music
I’ve stood silent by a grave
I’ve learned some wounds grow softer
But some you carry to your grave
Pre-Chorus
Time gives stories to your soul
You never asked to know
Chorus
It’s the privilege of years
To feel the laughter and the tears
To hold the love that stays forever
And the loss that still appears
Some memories warm you like the sun
Some you wish would disappear
But that’s the price and that’s the gift
Of living long enough to call them years
Bridge
You learn that joy and sorrow
Often walk the same old road
And every heart that loves someone
Will someday bear that load
But if I had to choose again
Through every smile and scar
I’d take the road that led me here
Exactly as we are
Final Chorus
Because the privilege of years
Is every moment that appears
The love, the loss, the quiet wisdom
That the passing time endears
Every lesson life has written
Every story carved in tears
That’s the price and that’s the gift
Of living long enough to call them years
Outro
So I’ll take the joy…
I’ll take the pain…
Because both are proof
I lived the years