In the end

in the end
they said it won't seem long
for you and i
they'll steal your heart
with subtle brittle bones
just like you and i

taste the snow
give back to those you hurt
along the way
and if i fail
it's down to only me, just me

if we all want one thing
i'm going to try and make it easy
i'll hold you up
i'll hold you up my boy
'til you become a man

in the end
they'll just be like you and i
they'll flee the nest
and you and i will shudder
no more

if we all want one thing
i'm going to try and make it easy
i'll hold you up
i'll hold you up
if we all had nothing
but the thought of what we wanted
i'll hold you up
i'll hold you up my boy
so you can try again

i've got to ask
would you do it all again?

if we all want one thing
i'm going to try and make it easy
i'll hold you up
some pull you down

we struggled hard
worth the time
if we all want one thing
i'm going to try and make it easy

i'll hold you up
i'll hold you up
if we all had nothing
but the thought of what we wanted

i'll hold you up
i held you up my boy when you
became a man