Bm Em Bm
The choice was mine, and mine completely
G A Em
I could have any prize that I desired
Bm G D F
I could burn with the splendor of the brightest fire
G
Or else
Bm
Or else I could choose...time
Bm Em Bm
Remember, I was very young then
G A Em
And a year was forever and a day
Bm G D F
So what use could 50, 60, 70 be?
G Bm
I saw the lights and I was on my way
F Bm
And how I lived!
F
How they shone!
G Bm
But how soon the lights were gone...
Bm Em Bm
The choice was mine, and no one else's
G A Em
I could have the millions at my feet
Bm G D F
Give my life to the people I might never meet
G
Or else...
Bm
To children of my own
Bm Em Bm
Remember, I was very young then
G A Em
Thought I needed the numbers on my side
G Bm
Thought the more who loved me, the more loved I'd be
G Bm
That such things could not be multiplied
F Bm
Oh my daughter!
F
Oh my son!
G Bm
Understand what I have done...
[Beauticians]
Bm
Eyes, hair, face, image...
F#m
All must be preserved
Bm
Still life displayed forever
F#m
No less than she deserved