"The Days" lyrics

I have lived with another's arms
Pulling me up till I learnt to stand
On my own two feet with my own ideas
And my own believes
Hearts are broken, nations fall
Youth's bright burn, time eats it all
But still it starts back up again
It never ends

Look at me now
I'm here before you
I finally found the guts
To start with nothing to lose
Nothing to hide
And everything to prove

But it takes all you've got
All you're made of
And you learn that a soul has got to change
So you throw all your cards out the window
And carry on, making it up on the way
From the wound, you forget by tomorrow
To the countless doubts, the highs, the blame
Till you learn how to love and to be loved
These are the days and you're living them your way

Every time I try to find the right words
To describe the mess
Make the sentence heard
I'd hit another wall, such a narrow mind
Down we fall
Sure it's a risk to take it this far
But how else do you know
What the limits are
What the dark feels like
I know the crowd holds court
But they're not always right

Look at me now
I'm here before you
I finally found the guts
To start with nothing to lose
Nothing to hide
And everything to prove

But it takes all you've got
All you're made of
And you learn that a soul has got to change
So you throw all your cards out the window
And carry on, making it up on the way
From the wound, you forget by tomorrow
To the countless doubts, the highs, the blame
Till you learn how to love and to be loved
These are the days and you're living them your way

Lights on, it's clearer now
I wouldn't change a thing
I wouldn't change a thing

But it takes all you've got
All you're made of
And you learn that the soul has got to change
So you throw all your cards out the window
And carry on, making it up on the way
From the wound, you forget by tomorrow
To the countless doubts, the highs, the blame
Till you learn how to love and to be loved
These are the days and you're living them your way