I am bending, made of steel And I am stumbling towards something real How can you forget this feeling Of standing straight while the world is reeling? Don't leave me here alone You're as close as it gets to home Don't look down, you might fall Life made rookies of us all In our finest year Don't wait up, we'll be fine Somehow we might get it right In our finest year I am hopeful, full of doubt And I am tryin' to work this whole thing out So how can you just sit there sleepin' When your world's on fire and your chest is beatin'? And I want to think you feel the same Don't look down, you might fall Life made rookies of us all In our finest year Don't wait up, we'll be fine Somehow we might get it right In our finest year In this moment while you're breathin' If the future leaves you needin' Will you be the one who stayed As your life just slips away? Don't leave me here alone You're as close as it gets to home I'll be there if you fall Love made suckers of us all Don't look down, you might fall Life made rookies of us all In our finest year Don't wait up, we'll be fine Somehow we might get it right In our finest year