Lessons on a railroad track And for a peny you can ride Watch it change before your eyes As you wave goodbye A failure in an unmarked grave With a photo I tried to save It might say a million words But none of them are true Holding on to nothing Is all I used to do, and saying That I gotta get out of here And I don't care if it takes all night It might take a hundred years So I won't die young What you take from pain is victory And a compliment to tragedy Watch it fade, and drive away From the wreckage of your life 'Cause there's a knife and fingerprints A "sorry" letter she never sent It probably says a million things But none of them are true And holding on to something Is all she'll ever do, and saying That I gotta get out of here And I don't care if it takes all night It probably takes a hundred years So I won't die young Man, I gotta get out of here I don't care if I drive all night It might take a million years So I won't die young on this lonesome run So pay respects to where you've been If you look ahead it's easier to see That we gotta get out of here And I don't care if it takes all night It might take a million years Se we won't die young We all gotta get out of here We shouldn't care if it takes our lives It might take a million years if we never try We might as well die young We might as well die young