Rasmus Nielsen and now that I’m a junior I wanna stay young with all my friends and when ever I think about when I graduate I cry bc ik I won’t be seeing a lot of them anymore
Yes sir, imagine him watching this video today in 2024. Man, life is too short to waste time living a single day with a frown. Smile brother, be happy like you were when you were 7 years old. Big hug Brazil. 😃
I loved how he changed the words to match his own life and make it really relatable. This gave me chills and made me realize how fast live actually goes by.
when he starts singing again at 2:41 it makes me so emotional because the people you're friends with in your school days you don't always keep in touch with a lot of the people that were your friends
Skylar S I often wonder what happened to some of my childhood friends. Where are they today? Are they happy and successful? Are they even still alive? That's why I like FB, because a lot of times you are able to track childhood friends down and reconnect. But if they're not on FB, then it's very difficult to find anything out about them. I had a lot of really strong childhood friendships. I spent all of elementary, junior high (as it used to be called) and high school with the same group of kids, because we all lived in the same area in the same neighborhood. You literally grow up together. Then it becomes difficult when they start to move away or go away to college. 13 years together with the same kids. I guess that's why people attend their high school and college reunions...to reconnect. Good times and great memories from my childhood school days. ♥️
@@maryryanroman2399 I wish I spent more time making powerful memories instead of what I did that last 5 years. I'm now 17, but I have been thinking alot about life recently. I cannot agree any more with your beautiful comment. It's true what you said. All of it. You should hear Ed Sheeran's "Castle on the Hill". It's a song that deals with exactly that.
Extraterrestrial Horse I'm glad my words really mean something to you. I had a great childhood, had lots of really good friends, and I miss those days a lot. And when you're growing up and enjoying your classmates, who are also your friends, you don't realise how important they end up being one day. You don't think about it during that time, and take it for granted. It's years later, after everyone has moved away, that you realise how valuable they are and how much you miss them. It's not common for someone as young as you to realise this at just 17 years old. You must be an old soul. All I can say is, value your friends and make a real effort to keep in touch after high school with the ones who really mean something to you. You are fortunate, because with today's technology, it's extremely easy now to keep in touch. Lastly, enjoy every minute of your youth, because it goes by mighty fast. I did listen to Ed Sheeran's song, " Castle on the Hill". You are right...it is exactly about those wonderful childhood moments we all end up missing dearly.
Skylar S bro I know right I’m barely gonna enter my sophomore year and it’s crazy to think that in 2 more years my friend group won’t be completely together
Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, “Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely.” Once I was seven years old. It was a big, big world, but we thought we were bigger. Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker. By eleven we all wanted to grow older quicker. And all our lives we couldn’t wait until our senior year. Once I was eleven years old, my daddy told me, “don’t live your life too fast or you’ll regret it.” Once I was eleven years old. I always had that dream since my freshman year, to walk across this stage and hear all the claps and cheers. I don’t know what happened but now I’m right here, it all went by so fast and now it just seems so surreal. Now we’re seniors we’ve grown, and I want to thank everyone who came in my life and made my school a grapevine. Now we’re seniors we’ve grown… I know the future’s scary and it’s [hard to be many] because all the possibilities, Lord knows they’re so many. But no matter how it goes, I hope that everybody knows that you all mean so much to me I know my future goes. Soon we’ll be getting our degrees and we’ll have our own house keys and we’ll be telling high school stories to our families soon we’ll be getting our degrees. And it’s a big, big world, we may not all stick together, but I know that every one of you, I will remember. And I won’t forget how you changed my life for the better, so I won’t tell you goodbye, I’ll just say see you later. Now, seniors, look around, we’ve made our parents proud, we’ve worked so hard and now we get our cap and gown. Now uh… seniors, look around. Now, seniors, look around, we’ve made our parents proud, we’ve worked so hard and now we get our cap and gown. Now, seniors, look around… Once I was seven years old, my mama told me, “Go make yourself some friends or you’ll be lonely.” Once I was seven years old, once I was seven years old…
My 50th high school reunion is this year 🤔🤦♀️. 🤔🤔 I’m wondering if there are even a dozen of us left?🤦♀️🤔. There were over 500 in my graduating class
Yeaaah... I just turned 30 last week. The night before my birthday I sat in my car for 2 hours and just had flashbacks of the last 10 years of my life. Thinking about all the good, the bad, the ugly. It's been a rush.
It's so hard to think that after we graduate, half of our friends, we won't ever see again. All this work and strain we went through together, and we just lose it. Nothing but memories.
I haven't talked to a single friend from high school since the day after graduation. They all went off to SDSU or some other college out of state. It's really sad honestly, I hung out with them everyday for 4 years and now nothing
Once i was 7 years old My momma told me go, make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely Once i was 7 years old It was a big big world, but we thought we were bigger Pushing each other to the limits, we were learning quicker By 11 we all wanted to grow older quicker And all our lives we couldn't wait until our senior year Once i was 11 years old My daddy told me don't, live your life too fast or you'll regret it Once i was 11 years old I always had that dream, since my freshmen year, to walk across the stage and hear all of the claps and cheers I don't what happened but now I'm right here It all went by so fast and now it just seems too surreal Now that we're seniors we're grown And i, want to thank everyone who, came in my life and made high school a great one Now that we're seniors we're grown I know the future is scary, and it's hard to be ready cause all the possibilities, I know that there's so many But no matter how it goes, i hope that everybody knows That you all mean so much to me and you're my future goals Soon we'll be getting our degrees and we'll, have our own house keys And we'll be telling high school stories to our families Soon we'll be getting our degrees And It's a big big world, we may not all stick together But I know that every one of you, I will remember And i wont forget how you changed my life for the better So i won"t tell you good bye, i'll just say see you later Now that we're seniors look around we've, made our parents proud we’ve Worked so hard and now we get our cap and gown Now that we're seniors look around Now that we're seniors look around we've, made our parents proud we’ve Worked so hard and now we get our cap and gown Now that we're seniors look around Once i was 7 years old My momma told me go, make yourself some friends or you'll be lonely Once i was 7 years old Once i was 7 years old
Thank you RU-vid for recommending this video ... damn been 6.5 years already since I graduated high school . And 2 years since I finished my time in the marine corps. I can't even believe how fast time flies. I still feel 16. I miss the old days. The days are long but the years are short. What's even more surreal is those who have passed on and will be forever young .. hope you're still singing wherever you are JP.
He is a million times better than Lewis capaldi..I think is the original singers name..I always come back to this version, I honestly would buy it if he recorded it ..outstanding..and the change of the words to suit the situation..
JonPaul Wallace Yes sir I can. I had sent you a message when you first did this on I believe Instagram letting you know I posted this and sent the link. I believe you replied but that was 4 years ago ish
Dude's got me in tears over here. I don't even know y'all but I'm so proud that you made it through this chapter in your life. Go forth, follow your dreams and be successful!
I really hate it when some people give a standing ovation only to fit in. It is something you do when unable to do anything else you stand up and give a round of applause from your heart.
This honestly makes me cry because it felt like yesterday I graduated high school and now I’m 24 with my college degree and full time job. Don’t wish away your childhood
In the song it says "we might not stick together forever, but I'll remember the memories" It is hard going your separate way, and leaving the ones u love behind. Can anyone relate?
I always come back to this song once in awhile, watching some of the teachers in the back tearing up, I know they were reminiscing their younger days too.
The lyrics tore straight to my core. I just graduated high school in 2020 and my graduation got pushed back multiple months to the point I wasn’t sure I would have it. We did in the end, and this video just encapsulates what high school is all about. You’re forced to be around people you wouldn’t normally be, but you learn from each other and grow together. There’s a special bond formed from being around each other every day at that age, and this man’s beautiful voice and lyrics portrayed that perfectly.
Yeah time really does fly. Today was my last day of senior year. It’s not what we really expected it to be but it still feels like an accomplishment. I really hope you and your fellow classmates have the BEST senior experience possible!
Your version of 7 years old is so amazing!! What a great song and you have such a nice voice. Live every moment in joy and laughter - live goes by so quickly.
I dreamed of walking across the stage and getting my High School Diploma. Unfortunately life had different plans for me. I had to drop out in my junior year. About a year to a year and a half later I got my GED. But my scores weren’t high enough to get into the university I wanted to go to, so I have to go back to take it again. I’m 20 years old. My mother tells me to go to a community college for a year or two then try and transfer. The thing is if I do that then I’ll be setting the bar too low for my own expectations. I need to push myself to do better. I never had it easy growing up. All my friends would say differently(except for one or two I let in) because I put up a wall and made my life seem great to everyone else. I have ADHD. Most people think that ADHD is just an excuse or not real or whatever. But I can tell you that it’s a real struggle for me. I also have MDD and BD. I’ve struggled in school and growing up. No one really understood me, and that made everything worse. On top of the fact that one of my High School teachers said something that will stick with me forever. “You will most likely never amount to anything. You can try and try but some just aren’t meant to make it anywhere”. That was a real punch in the gut. But one thing I was so determined to achieve was getting my High School Diploma. I never planned on going to college. But some part of me feels empty, and that started when I dropped out. I had no choice but to drop out by the way. I kept changing schools in two different counties, I was homeless for months. The schools kept messing up my credits, some were “lost” and some just disappeared. So instead of repeating everything over and over I left. I hope that void I feel will be filled eventually. I plan I going to college to get my Bachelor’s Degree in Criminal Justice. Don’t know what I’ll do after that, but I’ll figure it out one way or another. I just know that it’s going to be a nonstop struggle for me for the next 4-5 years. If I ever make it back here I want to tell my future self something. Life may suck right now, but look how far you have come. Do not give up. Keep your head up and focus on yourself. If anyone tries to tell you that you can’t make it don’t ignore them. Look them in the eyes and tell them everything you have gone through. Tell them the struggles you have faced along the way. Tell them how you didn’t quit, or feel sorry for yourself, tell them how you kept moving forward and how you’ve overcome every obstacle you hit. You can do this. Just believe in yourself.
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It’s crazy how up until I graduated I made probably more than a thousand friends up until my senior year and 7 years later!! I don’t talk to ANY of them.
I think the professor on the right really felt it. The feeling of waiting for graduation but then when the time comes realising what they are leaving behind. And thinking how they should have lived it more and take everything from it - but you did. This will stay in memories, time will go by. But we need to enjoy the moment. These moments when we realise something is come to an end we also realise how we should have live the time and enjoy it the fullest. You will be great.
As the momma of a 20 and 18 year old, this had me bawling like a baby!!! I have watched this video so many times, it’s ridiculous. My daughter will be a senior this year and I am not even looking forward to it!!! Time goes by so unbelievably fast.
Wow, well done. He has a beautiful voice. How truthful this song is. All you graduates don’t wish your life away. Enjoy yourselves as life goes by so fast. Good luck to you all.
It's gonna be 20yrs since I graduated from high school on June 1st 2023 class of 2003. Life does go by so fast lost 3 friends and lost my mom and brother in 2011 and 2015. Enjoy life your family and friends cause it could end in a heart beat
WOW! I wish the sound quality had been better but once I turned it up I could hear the words. What an amazing job by this young man, and such a beautiful voice. I noticed too that there didn't seem to be a lot of dry eyes on stage - nor my own. Brilliantly done, Mr. Wallace!
Destiny Dight i havent talked to a single person from my highschool after i went to college. Im at my second year now and still havent. Make 2 or 3 close friends now, i made a lot of friends but they were not really best friends more like mutual friends i had so i could fit in.
I remember when I was 7 I would listen to this song a lot and call it 'my song' because I was 7. It was my favorite and I loved it. When I turned 8 I stopped listening to it because 'it didn’t feel as special as it did before' since I wasn’t 7 years old anymore. Now I’m 13 and time sure passes by quickly! I’m sure I’ll keep realizing that when I’m older :3
