There's no need to beg babe, that's my open pocket
You take the money from me, I can scrounge
You gave me a fever that will not come down, oh babe
You're a young woman cast aside
I should side, left on the side walk of my lonely life

For the young lovers, taking the hill
One plants the flag while the other is killed
When the wine pours we raise our cups
Young love is sacrifice, young love is tough
Young love is innocent, young love is us

What did I get into
Now everything is untrue, oh
Your eyes tell the lies of the lines that you said
And now that I love you, oh oh
I wish we never met
Why wait? Woman I'm taking risk here that no one dares
And you're scared, scared of the bottom, afraid of the stairs

For the young lovers, taking the hill
One plants the flag while the other is killed
When the wine pours we raise our cups
Young love is sacrifice, young love is tough
Young love is innocent, young love is us

Someone, I said some one has fell in love with a face
And it scares me to let it go
Still want it even though I get less than she takes

For the young lovers, taking the hill
One plants the flag while the other is killed
When the wine pours we raise our cups
Young love is sacrifice, young love is tough
Young love is innocent, young love is us

Young love is innocent, young love is us
I found a reason to believe in someone
I found a reason to believe in someone
When I found, when I found, you...


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Young Love Lyrics as written by Gavin Degraw

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    The way I understand it is that you put up a flag after conquest (climbing the hill as an image of taking troubles to achieve something, to get to the top). The image of the American flag on the moon comes to my mine ;) It's basically about fighting for what you want, and at the same time taking risks because you might also fall or get hurt while cliumbing that mountain.

    And only the strong ones reach the top. Am I making any sense? :)

    restless_heartson May 21, 2008   Link

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