James Taylor - Never Die Young (Syracuse, Aug 22, 2021)

"Never Die Young" is the title track song on James Taylor's twelfth studio album also called "Never Die Young" (1988). The song peaked at No. 80 on the ‪@Billboard‬ Hot 100 and the album reached No. 25 on the Billboard 200. It was certified Platinum by the RIAA. In 2021, James performed 50 concerts across the US on tour with his good friend ‪@jacksonbrowneofficial‬, which included the Lakeview Amphitheater in Syracuse, NY on August 22, 21. #JamesTaylor #JT #NeverDieYoung LYRICS - Never Die Young We were ring-around-the-rosy children They were circles around the sun Never give up, never slow down Never grow old Never ever die young Synchronized with the rising moon Even with the evening star They were true love written in stone They were never alone, they were never that far apart And we who couldn’t bear to believe they might make it We got to close our eyes To cut up our losses into doable doses And ration our tears and sighs You could see them on the street on a Saturday night Everyone used to run them down They’re a little too sweet, they’re a little too tight They’re not enough tough for this tough town We couldn’t touch them with a 10-foot pole No, it didn’t seem to rattle at all They were fused together body and soul That much more with their backs up against the wall Oh, hold them up, hold them up Never do let them fall Prey to the dust and the rust and the ruin That names us and claims us and shames us all Oh, it had to happen someday soon There wasn’t nothing to hold them down They would rise from among us like a big balloon Take the sky and forsake the ground Oh, yes, other hearts were broken I know other dreams ran dry But our golden ones sail on and on To another land beneath another sky Let other hearts be broken Let other dreams run dry But let our golden ones sail on and on To another land beneath another sky Beneath another sky Hold them Hold them up Hold ’em up Won’t you hold ’em up Can’t you hold them up 🎵 NEW ALBUM 🎵 https://found.ee/JTAmericanStandard 🌟 FOLLOW JAMES ON SOCIAL 🌟   / jamestaylor     / jamestaylor_com     / jamestaylor_com   🌐 VISIT THE WEBSITE 🌐 https://www.jamestaylor.com/ ✉️ JOIN THE MAILING LIST ✉️ https://www.jamestaylor.com/mailinglist/ 🎸 FREE GUITAR LESSONS BY JAMES 🎸    • Free Guitar Lessons