John Mellencamp Longest Days song lyrics

It seems like once upon a time ago

I was where I was supposed to be

My vision was true and my heart was too

There was no end to what I could dream

I walked like a hero into the setting sun

And everyone called out my name

Death to me was just a mystery

Cause I was too busy raisin up Abel and Cain

But nothing lasts forever

Your best efforts don’t always pay

Sometimes you get sick

And you won’t get better

That’s when life is short

Even in its longest days

So you pretend not to notice

That everything has changed

The way that you look

And the friends you once had

So you just keep on acting the same

But deep down in your soul

The fire has no flame

And who knows then which way to go

Life is short even in its longest days

But nothing lasts forever

Your best efforts don’t always pay

Sometimes you get sick

And you won’t get better

That’s when life is short

Even in its longest days

All I got here

Is the rear view mirror

The reflections of where I’ve been

So you tell yourself I’ll be back up on top some day

But you know there’s nothing waiting up there for you anyway

But nothing lasts forever

Your best efforts don’t always pay

Sometimes you get sick

And you won’t get better

That’s when life is short

Even in its longest days