(Gary Morris — Matt King)
My family handed down tradition
I chose to pass it by
I had in mind a new rendition
Of how to live my life
I chose the road of least resistance
It didn’t justify existence
It only paved the way for a softer fall.
So, win or lose I had no choice
But to listen to the voice that said
Boy, give it all that you can give
You can let life pass you by or you can live.
Sittin’ in a wicker rocker shinin’ in the shade
She remembered just for me all her glory days
Then she paused and fought her tears
She said she flew right through those years
And now the days they crawl on one by one.
She said, win or lose she had no choice
but to listen to the voice that said
girl, give it all that you can give
You can let your life pass you by or you can live.
No excuse needs no reply
You live each day and it goes by
And in the end we’ve been a
Speck in time.
So, win or lose its your choice
You can listen to the voice that says
Give it all that you can give
You can let life pass you by or you can live.
You can let your life pass you by or you can live…