Legend

They say you only live once, but I don’t believe it
I get plenty of opportunities to live, to use my mind, to follow my heart, and make you feel my words
You only live once, but I’d rather not waste away and drink all day
I’d rather laugh and chill and remember tomorrow that feeling I felt last night
You only live once, but MLK still lives today, his name memorialized and his words projected onto walls of stone
You only live once is the motto but that’s your fate
Not mine.
You only live once, you have that one moment, but I refuse to go into a decline
I see “'blank' was here” carved into school desks because we want to be remembered
You only live once, I want to become legend.
You only live once, and you become a thing of the past
The definition of irrelevant
You only live once right? I’d rather live today, tomorrow, and forever
I won’t be forgotten like them
I won’t make a small ripple in the ocean, I’ll be a tsunami
I will be who they admire even when I’m gone
Oh, they'll remember
I’ll still be alive today, tomorrow, and forever

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