[verse]

did you ever make peace with your fears?

put your face in the mirror? 

don't you know it's a big wide world? 

a world that'll swallow you whole

piece by piece

it'll start with your soul

wait for your day

for a moment in the sun

if you ever get one

it's gonna be a long long time

long long time

​

no lookin' back

no second thoughts on the mind

you can stay up on your feet

or fall behind

that's right, it's a big old world

blink your eyes, it'll swallow you whole

you could die on the vine

stayin' sane ain't easy

wanna make a go? 

then it's gonna be a long long time

long long time

​

better be sure

let your little light shine

let the every-damn-day grind keep you alive

be involved, get a job

it's a big old world

time will swallow you whole, ah!

save the champagne, it'll never get cracked 

maybe one rainy day

it's gonna be a long long time

long long time

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and these days life's not promised like that

you could die, you could change

it could all weigh the same in the formula

it's a big old world

all things fall, it'll swallow you whole

my, it'll all slip by if you let it

truth is a crime

it's gonna be a long long time

long long time

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