[Verse 1] Never was a child of the salty earth Never that far from grace Spent most my time working out How I fit in time and space And you had your own, I'm sure you did And maybe's not fair to say But there's so much more you could have learned From a wide-eyed kid like me [Chorus] Gimme the days Gimme the days I knew I'd touch the veil Still just a boy, green as a twig Swaying in the wind forever Gimme the days Gimme the days I knew I'd touch the veil Still just a boy, green as a twig Swaying in the wind Gimme the days [Verse 2] And I tried to wrestle every wonder In this endless chase But I knew I needed something left Of my fragile mental state Now somewhere there's a light on There's a spirit with a harness on A depth and unrelenting calm A child running head-long There's a line in the sand that I can't see That tried to lay my dreams to waste But I don't care if it rains or freezes As long as I got my head on straight [Chorus] Gimme the days Gimme the days I knew I'd touch the veil Still just a boy, green as a twig Swaying in the wind forever Gimme the days Gimme the days I knew I'd touch the veil Still just a boy, green as a twig Swaying in the wind Gimme the days