(audio) - Bob Dylan - Forever Young

Encourages continuous growth, symbolized by "building a ladder to the stars".

: An early recording often found on collections like Biograph . Bob Dylan - Forever Young (Audio)

The song is composed of three primary verses, each framed as a series of wishes: Encourages continuous growth

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Concludes with a hope for a joyful heart and a song that is "always sung".

Hopes that the recipient grows up to be "righteous" and "true".