no
don't throw away your life
at eighteen
that's a mistake
that too many people
decide, or are forced to make
when I was eighteen
I was so lost, so cold, so dark
I did things, I saw things, I felt things
that no one should ever
do, see, or feel
I was never sober, never clean
but pretty baby
don't fuss over me
you go to college
finish it
become who you want to be
darling, don't chain yourself to me
eighteen is too young
to throw away your life
eighteen is too young
for a young man to die
but I died
so many times
don't you go and die, too
live for the both of us
when you turn eighteen
make a difference in the world
or make a difference in your world
eighteen is when your life begins
don't you dare let eighteen be
when your life ends
please
for me
don't throw it away
at eighteen
