Stay Gold

I have had

Some time for thinking

Swore I wasn't ready to die

Turns out I was wrong

It might sound crazy

But hear me out

It may take me to the grave

But I know what your poem's about

I have seen a pool of blood run crimson red

And I've seen the sunrise comin' overhead

Finding beauty in the fold

It's the only way to keep from growin' old

My friend

Stay gold

When you're young

And the world is new

It's easy to forget when you're trying just to make it through

Like the morning light

And the dawn it brings

You see the world

Finding beauty in the simple things

I have looked into a thankful father's eyes

Tellin' me I've saved his daughter's life

I'd do it all again

'Cause I have found the beauty in the fold

My friend

Stay gold

Lookin' back

On the life I've had

I'll hold on to the good

'Cause I've made my peace with all the bad

Sixteen years

Look at all we've done

Wouldn't trade it for the world

Can't you see that we're the lucky ones?

I have known a love that many never know

And that love lives on no matter where I go

We all will meet our end

No matter if we meet it young or old

My friend

Stay gold

There's still a lot of time to make yourself what you want, Ponyboy

There's still a whole lot of good in the world

Tell Dally

I don't think he knows

Findin' beauty in the fold

It's the only way to keep from growin' old

My friend

Stay gold

My friend

Stay gold