Fade Away

I dont want to fade But i dont want to live a life of fame I dont want to fade I dont want to sink into the shade Settle down somewhere out of the spot light Ain't it always better on the green side They tell you dont work for nothing But they tell you do work worth loving Everyone's there writing their own lines But i can't get mine memorized I dont want to fade But stay here mortal until my final day She's a painter No commissions, no missions no saver He's a writer His future ain't looking brighter They're a singer And we don't want to fade How can you stay in your mascarade No I don't want my grave to be filled with roses by the dozen No, I just want to recognize my name I just want to live my life with color and never find another And I just want to send my dreams up a river and watch them all shimmer And I just want to live my life as long as Im alive And I just want to stay in the middle and play a nice fiddle And i dont want a casket of flowers i just want my own hours And I dont want to fade No I don't want to fade I dont, I can't fade