Eighteen Forever

A# D# Gm I saw the trees change F A# D# Gm F That golden glittering evening A# D# Gm I fell asleep there F A# D# and all around me angels were singing Gm F A# and I dreamed I was aging away D# Gm F A# D# Gm F (2x) A# D# Gm I saw the fu-ture F A# D# Gm F and I still had all my close friends A# D# I saw my daugh-ter Gm F A# D# in love with ponies and roses Gm F she looked just like her mother and A# D# Gm F With my heart shining through my chest A# D# Gm F I provided her with light to grow A# D# Gm F With my heart shining through my chest A# D# A# I will light her way back home D# Gm F A# D# and I know that life may be passing me by Gm F but I wanna be eighteen forever here A# D# Gm F A# D# and I hope that life's what I'm feeling inside Gm F 'cause I'm gonna be eighteen forever there A# D# Gm F and I swear I will do my best A# D# A# To have the time of my life while I'm here D# Gm F A# D# Gm F (3x) A# D# Gm When I awoke there F A# D# Gm F I was overcome with direction A# D# Gm and as I walked home F A# D# I remembered lilacs and handsome nights when I Gm F painted my hands with gold A# D# Gm F And with my heart shining through my chest A# D# Gm F I illuminate the road ahead A# D# Gm F But with my heart shining through my chest A# D# A# I'm not ready to take it yet D# Gm F A# D# and though the road has been laid out and now bends away Gm F A# D# can we just be still for a second more? Gm F A# D# I know the road will move beneath our frightened feet Gm F A# even if we decide not to move at all D# Gm F A# My heart shining through my chest D# Gm F A# I'll put one foot ahead D# Gm F with my heart shining though my chest A# D# I'll take your hand in mine Gm F A# and lead you through the night .... A# D# Gm F and I swear I will do my best A# D# Gm F if you swear you will do your best A# D# Gm F we should all swear to do our best A# D# A# To have the time of our lives while we're here D# Gm F A# D# Gm F (3x)