I was just 18 singing songs in the summer time   And we would dream and listen to lullabies   So I got thinking, to make a living   I would write songs about our lives      I took a trip down to Virginia in the spring time   And by the fall we had 5 songs and dreams in our minds    And so the times change, just like the seasons do   I should have left, then, couldn't get over you      I need to move far away    'Cause nothing gold can ever stay   I've got nothing to lose      I'll live with or without you   You'll fall when no one surrounds you   Realize there's no one to miss you    I'll never love you never like they do   I'll live with or without you   You'll fall when no one surrounds you   I'll live with or without you      We packed our bags and drove through Chicago   We passed through Memphis on our way to the left coast   We saw so many days, days passed and memories made   This was life on the road      We lived the high life   It was fast and so free   But time changed everyone   And it included me      So our lives changed   Just liked the seasons do   I should have left then   But I still love you      I need to move far away    'Cause nothing gold can ever stay   I've got nothing to lose      I'll live with or without you   You'll fall when no one surrounds you   Realize there's no one to miss you    I'll never love you never like they do   I'll live with or without you   You'll fall when no one surrounds you   And you'll realize      So forget what you know   Move on and let it go   You wasted too much time   In thoughts of other lives   I see the other side   It's filled with better times   One filled with summer vibes   Just like our old lives   With or without you      I'll live with or without you   You'll fall when no one surrounds you   Realize there's no one to miss you    I'll never love you never like they do   I'll live with or without you   You'll fall when no one surrounds you   And you'll realize   I'll live with or without you