Die Young Lyrics

[Verse 1: Xay Hill]
We just tryna make the change, we just tryna make a change
Uh, and this world hate the change
Oh, the pain
Man, I’m feelin’ all the pain, yeah

[Pre-Chorus: Xay Hill]
And man, they say we so young (So young)
Man, they say we so young (Uh)
Aye, man, we was tryna have fun, have fun (Have fun)
But the good die young, aye (Aye)
Aye, why the good die young? (Why the good die young?)


[Chorus: Xay Hill]
Die young, why the good die young? (Oh)
Aye, aye, why the good die young?
Die young, aye, and we was tryna have fun, aye (Aye, why they do that?)
Aye, and we was tryna have fun (Yeah)


[Post-Chorus: Xay Hill]
And we done came a long way, tryna make the change, yeah
(Tryna make a change) Yeah
We done came a long way, tryna make the change, yeah (Woah)
Aye, why the good die young?


[Verse 2: Xay Hill]
I done felt all the pain from a mile away
I look to God in my heart, ‘cause I know He saves (Woah)
I had some people hold me down, I ain’t stayin’ down today (Woah)
I done came for the fight, and I’m fightin’ today
The good die young, uh (Die young)
And we was tryna have fun, yeah (Oh, oh)

But this race I’ma run, uh (I’ma run, aye)
Yeah, this race I’ma run
I ain’t givin’ up no more, they tryna tear me down
See, I’m a young prince, I came just to fight for my crown (Fight for the crown!)
There’s some people that need me to stand strong in my town (Woah!)
I know the pressure hold me up, but it would never bring me down

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Genius Annotation

There’s so much death in the world today, sometimes it feels like the best people go far too soon. But if you’re still alive today it’s for a purpose, so you have to accept that and use your time on earth to make a change for the better.

Xay wrote and recorded this song in early December 2019, right around the time that Juice WRLD passed.

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June 26, 2020
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