Jose Fernandez got a call from a friend about 10 o'clock
On the night his life would end
Said, I got a mod, it's a beautiful night
And the floor to coast is a wondrous sight
You're not started for days, let's go for a ride
Think it might say, the time is on our side
Some may have questions, the timing or diversity
Investment for the month, potential damage
That could never be fixed
But the life of caution isn't for the young
You only get a little time, you gotta have a lot of fun
The way you push the limits, and test the edge
Without those moments, you may as well be dead
That's living
His buddy came along, they met at the dark
He said, "I got a little coke, a couple of beers"
That got us through the darkness and the dark
We can test the night, test the speed
Test the shoreline and the reef
Be back before dawn, you can get a little sleep
And maybe somebody said you should have in been bed
Before midnight, same place, reading a book
Thinking 'bout the next start ahead
But the life of caution isn't for the young
You only get a little time, you gotta have a lot of fun
The way you push the limits and test the edge
Without those moments, you may as well be dead
That's living
And there's no need to recount the risk
Well, dear eyes have its final moments rest
Young man who could have had it all was lost that night

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And we ring our hands 'cause the God who say
"Why would a young man be better than the game?"
Take such a chance, and test the odds
Someone's gotta take the blame
Someone's gotta take the blame
Who's gonna take the blame?
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It's only human nature to try to find a reason for a tragedy, an early end
To life short season
And we shake our heads, tucked up, we say
"I don't think I would have done it that way"

Sometimes we do the things the others won't
We get away with it, but what if we don't
But the life of caution isn't for the young
You only get a little time, you gotta have a lot of fun
The way you push the limits and test the edge
Without those moments, you may as well be dead
That's living