Since I counted all my days I've had a smile upon my face And I've been walking unafraid Sure of where my feet would land No one told us how to grow Some dug roots deep down below I grew branches tall to see the stars glow And I'm so glad my branch reached out to you Twenty-three years on the ground Gone by faster than the speed of sound Twenty-three years on the ground And not all of my friends are still around Ooh ooh Ooh ooh Ooh ooh ooh Oooh We flew over foreign land Hopes on edge but hand in hand With our branches made a nest Keeping both our dreams inside our chests Now it's hard to find the time Caught inside everyday life Making money working hard to survive Leaving little time to let life shine Twenty-three years on the ground Gone by faster than the speed of sound Twenty-three years on the ground And not all of my friends are still around Are still around