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only one way

outta Portaga PA

I could think of at eighteen

other options crossed my mind later on

but hindsight’s best left unseen

so I signed my name

and they sewed it on

threw the buzz cut in for free

and I stared at my hair

‘neath the barber’s chair

wonderin’ what they’d make of me


and I’ll tell you

what they warned me

when they issued me the gun

tomorrow, soldier,

ain’t promised to no one

nah tomorrow, kid,

ain’t promised to no one

so I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem

I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem


later on got an itch

to hit the road

hundred mile an hour therapy

wanted plenty of horses

not too many wheels

so I saddled up a chrome Harley


and I’ll tell you

what they warned me

when I made the Kessel Run

tomorrow, rider,

ain’t promised to no one

nah tomorrow, kid,

ain’t promised to no one

so I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem

I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem


met a girl

y’ know how that story goes

dates back to the very first song

many men been lost

in forests of bottles

wonderin’ where it all went wrong


but I’ll tell you

what she warned me

when I swore she’d my heart won

tomorrow, lover,

ain’t promised to no one

nah tomorrow, kid,

ain’t promised to no one

so I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem

I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem


now you’re standin’ here

facin’ your frontier

plannin’ flights of wild excess

may your wings hold fast

and your luck outlast

the long odds ‘gainst your success


just remember

right now’s all ya got

‘cause your yesterdays are done

and tomorrow, son,

ain’t promised to no one

nah tomorrow, kid,

ain’t promised to no one

so I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem

I say carpe

carpe goddamn diem