Raindrops drum on the roof

The dark and star-filled sky

Not feeling an ounce of gloom

While the late hours pass by

I reminisce on the past

Nostalgia fills my mind

The joys of careless childhood

Living life to the fullest all the time

Those were the days I really lived

Shopping, playing, hanging around

When I never had to think about

The struggles of life cracking down

To be successful, making money

Living up to expectations,

Working, struggling, persevering

Raising another generation

It's the same thing day after day

The cycle never seems to end

And what are we even working towards

I can never comprehend

No longer is there a goal in my life

Nothing to look forward to

Cuz when you think the hardship’s over

There will always be something new

I regret living to this point

And I feel sorry for us who do

We’ve burnt out the excitement of the world

Should’ve left before the fire was through

Life is like a little plant

Beautiful and green when it's young

With firm determination

To one day reach the sun

But over time it grows older

Only to one day realize

Living through wildfires, It won’t 

Reach the sun before it dies

So here I sit in the middle of the night

The rainy sky putting out the fire

To memories of my youth, I hold on

And like the flame, my life expires