Young Hearts Run Free
Baz Luhrmann Lyrics

What's the sense in sharing this one and only life
Why bother sharing this one and only life with someone if it only means ending up being a lost and lonely wife?

Ending up, just another lost and lonely wife
Since love only breaks up to start over again, the years would be filled with tears and one would have babies but no man to love and cherish.

You count up the years, and they will be filled with tears, oooh
Love never really lasts and instead, only breaks up to start again, which can lead to a lifetime of heartbreak and pain.

Love only breaks up, to start over again
Even if one wants to leave a thousand times, it's never easy to actually break away from a relationship and start over again.

You'll get the babies, but you won't have your man
Sometimes, a woman may have babies with a man, but that doesn't mean he will stay with her or even love her.

While he is busy loving every woman that he can, huh huh
Instead, he may be too busy loving and being with other women, leaving his partner feeling lost and lonely.

Say I wanna leave a thousand times a day
Even if one constantly wants to leave a relationship, it's not always easy to walk away.

It's easier said that done, when I just can't break away
Sometimes, it may seem easier to leave a relationship than to stay, but in reality, it's not always possible to break away.

Young hearts, run free
Young people should experience love and romance without feeling hung up like an older, married couple.

Never be hung up, hung up like my man and me (oooh)
Love shouldn't come with strings attached or leave someone feeling trapped or hung up with their partner like an older, married couple.

Young hearts, to yourself be true
Instead, young people should be true to themselves and not be foolish when it comes to love.

Don't be no fool when loving is all there is (oooh)
Despite the challenges that come with love, one should not be foolish when it comes to pursuing it.

It's high time, just one crack at life
We only have one life to live, so it's important to live it the way we want and not be weighed down by trouble and strife.

Who we want to live in, trouble and strife
It's up to us to choose how we want to live our lives, whether we want to let trouble and strife bring us down or rise above them.

My mind must be free, to learn all I can about me
In order to truly love ourselves and others, we must first learn and understand who we are as individuals.

I'm gonna love me for the rest of my days
We should love and cherish ourselves for who we are, and not let anyone else bring us down or make us feel unworthy.

Caress the babies every time they say
It's important to show love and affection to our children and be there for them whenever they need us.

Self preservation is what's really going on today, oooh
In today's world, people are more focused on self-preservation and looking out for themselves, rather than sacrificing their own happiness for someone else.

No, yeah aaah aaah aaah
The song's message is clear: young hearts should run free and not be hung up like the older, married couple mentioned in the song.