Shielding The Future Lyrics

When I was young, I tried to be all things to everyone

And looking in a mirror always made me want to run

But every year another fear was put to pasture

Day by day, I became my Fathers son

I survived the slings and arrows of misfortune

Learned to laugh away the pain and have some fun

In time, I came to like what I'd become

I remember un-requited love for a girl who didn't know my name

Fear of her rejection made me slink away ashamed

Watching from afar I used to wonder

How to fan her passion into flames

Then feeling like a fool while others woo'ed her

I'd never even tried to stake a claim

And I knew I only had myself to blame

As the failures of our youth subside

We use the answers they provide

To build our armor strong enough to last

Shielding the future from the past

Children grow up slower now than they ever did before

They've all been so protected they can't even find the door

With that SmartPhone in their face they'll never see it

They all depend on Google to be smart

Lose or win, they always got their trophies

But it's failure that has wisdom to impart

So the real world is sure to break their heart

At 60 years of age I see things clearer than before

The blunders of my childhood I no longer answer for

Getting older has its drawbacks and its problems

And dying's terrifying that's for sure

But when we know our armor is unbroken

Being younger loses most of its allure

And trouble's not so hard to endure

As the failures of our youth subside

We use the answers they provide

To build our armor strong enough to last

Shielding the future from the past

Shielding the future from the past

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