10 Good Years (Live at O'Donohue's Beach for SODAMON, South Korea) Lyrics

I have a friend in Death

Yeah - Death is a friend of mine

She knows that she's all I've got left

But sometimes she changes her mind

Like the time I crossed the line

And the time I crossed my wires

Well - she just laughed at my misfortune

And then waited outside

'Cos she knows

Yeah - she knows

That I've only got 10 good years

Before I fade away

I've only got 10 good years

Before Death takes me away from here

So I put my hand in Death's

And we walked amongst the fire

And I asked her about the bees and the birds

And the things that raised my ire

She answered impatiently back

She said - Boy…you've got things to do

So why'd you bother me with this stuff

When you know I do, too?

Yeah - she knows

Yeah - she knows

That I've only got 10 good years

Before I fade away

I've only got 10 good years

Before Death takes me away

And it's not that I wanna go

But I don't wanna stay

I would like some alternative

But there's not one coming today

So I stroked Death's hair as she slept

And decided to walk alone

And I pondered my very existence

As I left my home

And I thought of my wife and child

And I thought of a life less lived

And I thought I'd go back and try again

To see if

If

I've only got 10 good years

Before I fade away

I've only 10 good years

Before Death takes me away

Yeah - I've only got 10 good years

Before I fade away

I've only got 10 good years

Before Death takes me away from here