Lyrics Long As You're Living - Abbey Lincoln

Long As You're Living - Abbey Lincoln
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Date of issue: 28.08.2006
Song language: English

Long As You're Living

FORGIVE ME IF I SEEM TO PREACH — BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SAY\nA MESSAGE THAT I HOPE WILL REACH — PEOPLE WHO ARE THROWING LIFE AWAY\nI CALL IT MY PHILOSOPHY — THAT IS WHY I PASS IT ON TO YOU\nBECAUSE IT WORKS SO WELL FOR ME — IT HELPS ME GET AWAY FROM STRIFE\nI HOPE YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY — THEY SAY THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE\nAND THAT’S THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE — 'CAUSE BROTHER THIS IS YOUR LIFE\n(II)\nLONG AS YOU’RE LIVIN' - ALWAYS REMEMBER\nTIME IS FOR SPENDIN' - BUT THERE’S AN ENDING\nWHILE YOU ARE SLEEPIN' - LIFETIME IS CREEPIN'\nWAKE UP AND TASTE IT — FOOLISH TO WASTE IT\nSAMPLE AND SAVOR — ALL OF IT’S FLAVOR\nLONG AS YOU’RE LIVIN'…\n(III)\nLONG AS YOU’RE LIVIN' - ALWAYS REMEMBER\nFOLKS WHO ARE LAZY — ARE PLAYING CRAZY\nBETTER KEEP MOVIN' - KEEP ON IMPROVIN'\nYOU WON’T BE HURRIED — AFTER YOU’RE BURIED\nLIVE EVERY MINUTE — PUT YOURSELF IN IT\nLONG AS YOU’RE LIVIN'…\n(IV)\nLONG AS YOU’RE LIVIN' - ALWAYS REMEMBER\nYOU’LL NEVER BEAT LIFE — DON’T TRY TO CHEAT LIFE\nALL IN ARE BROTHERS — DO UNTO OTHERS\nLOVE’S FOR ENJOYING -HATE'S FOR DESTROYING\nNEVER FORGET IT — OR YOU’LL REGRET IT\nLONG AS YOUR LIVIN…\nFORGIVE ME IF I SEEM TO PREACH — BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SAY\nA MESSAGE THAT I HOPE WILL REACH — PEOPLE WHO ARE THROWING LIFE AWAY\nI CALL IT MY PHILOSOPHY — THAT IS WHY I PASS IT ON TO YOU\nBECAUSE IT WORKS SO WELL FOR ME — IT HELPS ME GET AWAY FROM STRIFE\nI HOPE YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY — THEY SAY THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE\nAND THAT’S THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE — 'CAUSE BROTHER THIS IS YOUR LIFE

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