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Advice For The Young At Heart Lyrics

Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

Too many people living in a secret world
While they play mothers and fathers
We play little boys and girls
When we gonna make it work?

I could be happy
I could be quite naive
It's only me and my shadows
Happy in our make believe
Soon...
And with the hounds at bay
I'll call your bluff
Cause it would be okay
To walk on tiptoes everyday

And when I think of you and all the love that's due
I'll make a promise, I'll make a stand
Cause to these big brown eyes, this comes as no surprise
We've got the whole wide world in our hands

Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

Love is promise
Love is a souvenir
Once given
Never forgotten, never let it disappear
This could be our last chance
When we gonna make it work?
Working hour is over

And how it makes me weep
Cause someone sent my soul to sleep

And when I think of you and all the love that's due
I'll make a promise, I'll make a stand
Cause to these big brown eyes, this comes as no surprise
We've got the whole wide world in our hands

Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?

Advice for the young at heart
Soon we will be older
When we gonna make it work?
Working hour is over

We can do anything that we want
Anything that we feel like doing
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Cover art for Advice For The Young At Heart lyrics by Tears for Fears

This song always makes me want to cry. It seems to me that this song is a wake up call like Harry Chapin's "Cat's in the Cradle". Spend quality time with your children because life comes and goes too quick.

"I could be happy I could be quite naive It's only me and my shadows Happy in our make believe"

The child is rationalizing the neglect. Knowing that his/her parents loves them but confused as to why they don't have (make) time for them. The child hides the hurt with make believe.

"Working hour is over" Turn off your cell phones and have family day.

Cover art for Advice For The Young At Heart lyrics by Tears for Fears

This Song is very peacefull and pretty :)

Cover art for Advice For The Young At Heart lyrics by Tears for Fears

Hi

im wee yin,
this is the name my big bro has been giving me since i was like 7 

me and craig are suppa close and this song is spazzticatered and crap

Cover art for Advice For The Young At Heart lyrics by Tears for Fears

It's an advice for enjoy life, for being a man of good faith

Cover art for Advice For The Young At Heart lyrics by Tears for Fears

Again, one of those lovely feel-good songs of Roland and Curt.

I recently found out that the lyrics: 'Love is a promise, Love is a souvenir. Once given, never forgotten, never let it disappear.' Is actually a quote from John Lennon.

Also nice reference to 'The working hour', the best song ever, from Songs from...

@OldSkool There is no evidence these lines are a quote from John Lennon. What is your reference/source for stating 'is actually a quote from John Lenn"

@OldSkool There is no evidence these lines are a quote from John Lennon. What is your reference/source for stating 'is actually a quote from John Lenn"

Cover art for Advice For The Young At Heart lyrics by Tears for Fears

I've just noticed that the piano bits of this song almost sounds like the piano bits in Start of the Breakdown.

@biba01 good catch.. I caught that myself years ago

@biba01 ... Years ago, as did you by the fact you posted that, 18 years ago. 😉

 
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