It was the autumn of his days We sat in the twilight Waiting for the falling night One by one the stars begin to glow He said, soon I'll leave this place And with my view here at the end I hold a few regrets my friend I listened as the words of wisdom flowed I would have lived my life Like there was no tomorrow For life is really like a gift we've borrowed I would have not confused These things I soon will lose With the everlasting Here in the summer of my days I think of how my hands have labored Long for moments past unsavored Lord help me cherish every day I would have lived my life Like there was no tomorrow For life is really like a gift we've borrowed I would have not confused These things I soon will lose With the everlasting Between the future and the past Let us live like it's our last chance To be beacons shining in the night People living in the light of eternity Let us live our life Like there is no tomorrow I would have lived my life Like there was no tomorrow For life is really like a gift we've borrowed I would have not confused These things I soon will lose With the everlasting