Only One Life

[Verse 1]
The morning spills gold on the laundromat glass
A boy skips a stone till the ripples run flat
Your laugh cuts through traffic, a bright little flare
And the day keeps unfolding because you are there

[Pre-Chorus]
Every hour is a match in the wind
Still it catches; still it begins

[Chorus]
Live your life, it’s the only one you get
That’s the rarest kind of beautiful yet
Let the minutes be yours, let them leave their mark
Carry the ordinary straight through the dark
Live your life, every color, every bruise
There’s a whole wide world that only you can choose

[Verse 2]
The old man at the corner feeds pigeons by hand
A kid in a red helmet races the band
Of rain on the awning; the clouds break apart
You look up and find there is gold in the start

[Pre-Chorus]
Every hour is a match in the wind
Still it catches; still it begins

[Chorus]
Live your life, it’s the only one you get
That’s the rarest kind of beautiful yet
Let the minutes be yours, let them leave their mark
Carry the ordinary straight through the dark
Live your life, every color, every bruise
There’s a whole wide world that only you can choose

[Bridge]
You won’t get this afternoon twice
So taste the salt air, watch the gulls dive
Say what you mean while the moment is here
Let your heart take its unrepeatable year

[Final Chorus]
Live your life, it’s the only one you get
That’s the rarest kind of beautiful yet
Let the minutes be yours, let them leave their mark
Carry the ordinary straight through the dark
Live your life, every color, every bruise
There’s a whole wide world that only you can choose

[Outro]
Only one life, and it’s yours to begin
Only one life—let the beauty come in