Year of the Young

I'm gonna say what you said I'm gonna do what you did I won't remember you died I will remember you lived You said "Don't you stand by my grave, no don't you stand there and cry" I'm the trees and the birds I'm the soft stars that shine at night 'Cause I'm not there I did not die No I'm not there I did not die This year we lost more than we can count The ashes we laid in the ground Oh this was the year of the young This year we look up towards the sun And wonder where everyone's gone Oh this was the year of the young I'm gonna stand by your words I'm gonna learn to forgive You said you'd rather go young than to be dead while you live You said: "I know you're old in your soul But always run like a kid" I'm the rain, I'm the grass I'm the soft blowing summer winds 'Cause I'm not there I did not die No I'm not there I did not die This year we lost more than we can count The ashes we laid in the ground Oh this was the year of the young This year we look up towards the sun And wonder where everyone's gone Oh this was the year of the young