Battling the Years

Time is surely growing shorter
 I work my fingers to the bone
 Hours pass without resistance
 Every day is here and gone
 I keep battling the years
 I fight for all the time I've wasted here
 But I'm pulling back my forces
 Because this battle can't be won
 You might earn yourself a fortune
 The finest diamonds you may choose
 But oh never will you earn your days back
 That is something you must lose
 And you may hear the masses cheering
 Spread your name from ear to ear
 But no sound requites the years behind you
 That is something you must lose
 Oh, the days when I was younger
 Every fear was out of sight
 The future always seemed so distant
 The future always seemed so bright
 I keep pushing 'round the bend
 I've no idea where this trail should end
 I won't know when I've arrived
 I'll keep on pushing till I die
 I might earn myself a fortune
 The finest diamonds I may choose
 But oh, never will I earn my days back
 That is something I must lose
 I might hear the masses cheering
 Spread my name from ear to ear
 But no sound requites the years behind me
 That is something I must lose
 That is something I must lose