[Verse 1] We were young kids We made a difference We survived those churches and hospitals Tall tales get taller, but they'll never grow old Yours is a flame, it never goes old A guiding light in the storm for our sinking hearts Yours is the summer that will never end [Chorus] Sleep now, it's only getting better, man Sleep now, it's only getting better [Verse 2] Some day we'll all die; some people never lie You lived the lives of a thousand men Living from your feet, never from your knees You are the light above, you are the air in our lungs You are the earth beneath our feet [Chorus] Sleep now, it's only getting better, man Sleep now, it's only getting better [Bridge] No don't fade away, don't fade away (x4) No don't take him away, don't take him away No don't take him away, don't take him away [Chorus] Sleep now, it's only getting better, man Sleep now, it's only getting better (No don't take him away, don't take him away)