Don't put your faith in my heart
I will only let you down
Don't let your love grow too deep
I don't think I'll be around
There is a curse in my bones
That'll breathe and fly again
Until when we both are ghosts
I will miss you like a friend

But they'll never take the good years
There are some that never burn
And they'll never take the good years
God, I wish I would have learned

Don't be afraid to move on
You were meant to bear a child
Don't look for me when you're gone
It'll only hurt a while

But they'll never take the good years
There are some that never burn
And they'll never take the good years
God, I wish I would have learned


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They'll Never Take The Good Years Lyrics as written by William Fitzsimmons

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    when i hear this song i think of something different. when you love someone entirely, you let them become your faith.(for some) without that person, you have no faith for the rest of the world. he doesnt want her to love him like he knows she does. he knows he wont be here forever. and he doesnt want to hurt her. he knows he is curse. maybe its in his genes, maybe its something his whole family has been cursed with. and emotion. the curse is in him now, and it will cause him to fly. and until she is able to fly with him, all he can do is miss her and wait. no longer lovers, just able to miss her like a friend. in the years they spent together they learned so much about love, life, death, everything. he wishes he could have learned to help himself, and not let the curse take him over. he doesnt want her to be alone and sad, she still has a life on earth to live. when shes lost and confused, he doesnt want her to search for him. hes gone now, and wont be coming back. they will love again, and in some ways, they still are in love. but never-the-less, she needs to move on, have a family, and when she can be a ghost as well, they will continue.

    maybe im COMPLETELY off, but this is what i hear when the song plays. probably because this is how i feel about a lost loved one.

    britkneebadasson December 10, 2009   Link

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