Live fast
   Be a spark and glow a while
   You'll be dead a long, long time
   Be a shooting star
   And in one mad moment
   Burning bright
   Light the night
   And make us stand in awe
   Live fast
   Be a supernova
   Explode now while you can
   Then flashing in the pan
   Be a streak of red
   Against the grey
   Do it young
   Don't let time slip away
   And make us real
   And feel
   And see
   Your beauty
   Live fast.
  
   When I was young
   I would do a million things
   Dreaming up a thousand schemes
   I would change the world each night
   I would tear the stars apart
   Confusion tore that pounding heart
   With certainty that things weren't right
   I'd read all that student stuff
   Read it till I'd had enough
   Then making up my own mind
   Think it
   Feel it
   I believed I'd never die
   When I was young
  
   When I was young
   Hopes were built like shining spires
   Reaching up and spearing skies
   That rained their bitter tears around
   I remember all these things and more
   I believed I'd never die
   When I was young
  
   Baby, baby, baby when the whole world turns around
   Baby, baby, baby keeps both feet on the ground
   Baby, baby, baby when there's nothing else to do
   Then baby, baby, baby I hold on tight to you
   Cos there ain't no rear view mirror in my car
   I ain't looking back
   Not very far