I'm gonna say what you said, I'm gonna do what you did I won't remember you died, I will remember you lived You said, don't you stand by my grave, no don't you stand there and cry I'm the trees and the birds, I'm the soft stars that shine at night Cause I'm not there, I did not die, no I'm not there, I did not die This year we lost more than we can count, the ashes we laid in the ground Oh this was the year of the young And this year we look up towards the sun, and wonder where everyone's gone Oh this was the year of the young I'm gonna stand by your words, I'm gonna learn to forgive You said you had to go young then to be dead when you lived You said, I know you're only a soul but always run like a kid I'm the rain, I'm the grass, I'm the sorrow and summer winds Cause I'm not there, I did not die, no I'm not there, I did not die This year we lost more than we can count, the ashes we laid in the ground Oh this was the year of the young And this year we look up towards the sun, and wonder where everyone's gone Oh this was the year of the young Thanks for watching!