end credits Lyrics

When I was seventeen

I wondered if my life could be a movie

I'd play myself, the main lead

It would be a coming of age story

A quarter of the way through

I met you in our meet cute

And halfway in I realized

I didn't know the running time

Now here I am at ninety-three

The end of my comedy

Flashback to my favorite scenes

I know this movie is ending

But let me sit through the end credits

Remember the names and faces I loved

Who always believed in who I'd become

The highs and the lows, the hellos and goodbyes

That made up the scenes of this beautiful life

The lights will come on, it's almost time

Just let me sit through the end credits

I was always looking back

Longing for the days of the past

'Cause if this is all we'll ever get

All I can do is try not to forget

But in my existential crisis

I think I know the truth is

How I remember

Just points me to forever

I know this movie is ending

But let me sit through the end credits

Remember the names and faces I loved

Who always believed in who I'd become

The highs and the lows, the hellos and goodbyes

That made up the scenes of this beautiful life

The lights will come on, I know it's almost time

Why do all the good things have to fade with time?

And why do we always have to leave them behind?

Maybe all the tears that carved out these holes

Are making room for joy when I'm finally home

I know this movie is ending

But let me sit through the end credits

Remember the names and faces I loved

Who always believed in who I'd become

The highs and the lows, the hellos and goodbyes

That made up the scenes of this beautiful life

The lights will come on, I know it's almost time

Just let me sit through the end credits