JOHN MELLENCAMP - Minutes To Memories lyrics

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On a greyhound thirty miles beyond jamestown<br>He saw the sun set on the tennessee line<br>He looked at the young man who was riding beside him<br>He said I'm old kind of worn out inside<br>I worked my whole life in the steel mills of gary<br>And my father before me I helped build this land<br>Now I'm seventy-seven and with God as my witness<br>I earned every dollar that passed through my hands<br>My family and friends are the best thing I've known<br>Through the eye of the needle I'll carry them home<br><br>Chorus:<br>Days turn to minutes<br>And minutes to memories<br>Life sweeps away the dreams<br>That we have planned<br>You are young and you are the future<br>So suck it up and tough it out<br>And be the best you can<br><br>The rain hit the old dog in the twilight's last gleaming<br>He said son it sounds like rattling old bones<br>This highway is long but I know some that are longer<br>By sunup tomorrow I guess I'll be home<br>Through the hills of kentucky 'cross the ohio river<br>The old man kept talking 'bout his life and his times<br>He fell asleep with his head against the window<br>He said an honest man's pillow is his peace of mind<br>This world offers riches and riches will grow wings<br>I don't take stock in those uncertain things<br><br>Chorus:<br>Days turn to minutes<br>And minutes to memories<br>Life sweeps away the dreams<br>That we have planned<br>You are young and you are the future<br>So suck it up and tough it out<br>And be the best you can<br><br>The old man had a vision but it was hard for me to follow<br>I do things my way and I pay a high price<br>When I think back on the old man and the bus ride<br>Now that I'm older I can see he was right<br><br>Another hot one out on highway eleven<br>This is my life it's what I've chosen to do<br>There are no free rides no one said it'd be easy<br>The old man told me this my son I'm telling it to you<br><br>Chorus:<br>Days turn to minutes<br>And minutes to memories<br>Life sweeps away the dreams<br>That we have planned<br>You are young and you are the future<br>So suck it up and tough it out<br>And be the best you can