The world is always changing You'll never catch up if you chase it So you'll have to slow it down The next generation Is gearing up to face it And we have to show them how I wanna tell the kids Your youth is a gift Don't let moment slip by I've learned to call it like it is Cuz I've been on the wave So long I'm getting sunburnt Pass the torch Pass the torch on down to them Just speak up and strike hard Like lightning and thunder Pass the torch Pass the torch on down to them I've been spitting truth So long that my tongue hurt I'm rocking steady now Stay low key anyhow I've got the vodka with the lemonade I need no limelight, I'll be just fine The world I'm fighting for Late night on silent coast I'm checking boxes off the bucket And don't ever waste time, if you wanna good life I wanna tell the kids Your youth is a gift Don't let moment slip by I've learned to call it like it is Cuz I've been on the wave So long Pass the torch Pass the torch on down to them Just speak up and strike hard Like lightning and thunder Pass the torch Pass the torch on down to them I've been spitting truth So long that my tongue hurt I'm still growing up Learning how to love But I've seen enough To give me the strength to Guide the younger blood Through the coming floods No more talking tough We're melting down the cuffs Take the steel and Build the broken cities back up Mother, daughter, sons No matter where you're from We all live and die together Everybody is one Pass the torch Pass the torch on down to them Just speak up and strike hard Like lightning and thunder Pass the torch Pass the torch on down to them I've been spitting truth So long that my tongue hurt