Hold up i got something to say I got a new perspective on all the things that affect us Got that grateful disease about to make it infectious And i be handing out love, while i'm counting them blessin's Cause everybody wants it, everybody needs it Yeah, everybody complains, every time that it rains I know that shit is a pain Everybody lives, you get just what you give Wake up, you gotta smile, world, start livin' Don't bite the hand that's been givin' It's your world, go take it! No doubt and no mistaking That smile girl, it's automatic One taste and then you gotta have it It's your world, start livin' One life is all we're given Right now if only today, i got a rhythm thats flowin' Like the waves in the ocean Get up off your knees and get in the notion I ain't playin' the cards naw i'm mixing the potion Everybody dies, what will you leave behind? Wake up, you gotta smile, world, start livin' Don't bite the hand that's been givin' It's your world, go take it! No doubt and no mistaking That smile girl, it's automatic One taste and then you gotta have it It's your world, start livin' One life is all we're given Smile, world, start livin' Don't bite the hand that's been givin' It's your world, go take it! No doubt and no mistaking That smile girl, it's automatic One taste and then you gotta have it It's your world, start livin' One life is all we're given

I know your hiding places And I know your every move 'Cuz girl, I've been lonely too And I seen a million faces Been to a million places But girl, there's no one quite like you And I've gone through hell & high water Washed away with the tide I can lose a damn war all by myself If you were on the other side So in the morning when the rooster crows Pack your bags and get ready to go If you're walking through hell & high water Please don't do it alone And I know, you feel let down And I know, you've been turned out I wish I'd been there for you So when the night time comes around And you feel like an only child Just know, I'll be there for you And I've gone through hell & high water Washed away with the tide I can lose a damn war all by myself If you were on the other side So in the morning when the rooster crows Pack your bags and get ready to go If you're walking through hell & high water Please don't do it alone And I've gone through hell & high water Washed away with the tide I can lose a damn war all by myself If you were on the other side So in the morning when the rooster crows Pack your bags and get ready to go If you're walking through hell & high water Please don't do it alone If you're walking through hell and high water Please don't do it alone, oh, no

Two, three, four (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) Well my heart knows me better than I know myself So I'm gonna let it do all the talking. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) I came across a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) I felt a little fear, upon my back I said, "Don't look back, just keep on walking." (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) When the big black horse said, "Look this way." He said, "Hey lady, will you marry me?" (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) But I said, "No, no. No, no-no-no. "No, no. You're not the one for me. "No, no. No, no-no-no. "No, no. You're not the one for me." (Ooooo, woo-hoo) No, no, no, no. And my heart had a problem, in the early hours, So I stopped it dead for a beat or two. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) But I cut some cord, and I shouldn't have done that, And it won't forgive me after all these years (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) So I sent it to a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) Now It won't come back, cause it's oh so happy And now I've got a hole for the world to see (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) And It said, "No, no, no, no-no-no. "No, no, you're not the one for me. "No, no, no, no-no-no. "No, no, you're not the one for me." (Ooooo, woo-hoo) (not the one for me, yeah-eh) (Ooooo, woo-hoo) Said no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no-no You're not the one for me No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no-no You're not the one for me Big black horse and a cherry tree I can't quite get there cause my heart's forsaken me Big black horse and a cherry tree I can't quite get there cause my heart's forsaken me

Moma was a moon, Daddy was a Sun Of a man shot down by a law man's gun On his dying bed he looked my way He said listen to me son while you still can You gotta take life's cards with a loving hand And you can live to fight another day Because we're born to die In this life, when its time Take a bow What you leave behind? You've got a love for life Take your time, make it right Before you gone, you can shine a light Guard your promise, cross my heart Told my secret to the stars Now I know the reason why We're born to die I was fifteen, I knew it all I tried to run before I knew how to crawl And couldn't nobody seem to make me understand That in this life, you've gotta pick your fights And even if you lose you gotta know you tried Sometimes you've got to fall before you dance Because we're born to die In this life, when its time Take a bow What you leave behind? You've got a love for life Take your time, make it right Before you gone, you can shine a light Guard your promise, cross my heart Told my secret to the stars Now I know the reason why We're born to die Because we're born to die In this life, when its time Take a bow What you leave behind? You've got a love for life Take your time, make it right Before you gone, you can shine a light Guard your promise, cross my heart Told my secret to the stars Now I know the reason why We're born to die Born to die

Hold up i got something to say I got a new perspective on all the things that affect us Got that grateful disease about to make it infectious And i be handing out love, while i'm counting them blessin's Cause everybody wants it, everybody needs it Yeah, everybody complains, every time that it rains I know that shit is a pain Everybody lives, you get just what you give Wake up, you gotta smile, world, start livin' Don't bite the hand that's been givin' It's your world, go take it! No doubt and no mistaking That smile girl, it's automatic One taste and then you gotta have it It's your world, start livin' One life is all we're given Right now if only today, i got a rhythm thats flowin' Like the waves in the ocean Get up off your knees and get in the notion I ain't playin' the cards naw i'm mixing the potion Everybody dies, what will you leave behind? Wake up, you gotta smile, world, start livin' Don't bite the hand that's been givin' It's your world, go take it! No doubt and no mistaking That smile girl, it's automatic One taste and then you gotta have it It's your world, start livin' One life is all we're given Smile, world, start livin' Don't bite the hand that's been givin' It's your world, go take it! No doubt and no mistaking That smile girl, it's automatic One taste and then you gotta have it It's your world, start livin' One life is all we're given

I know your hiding places And I know your every move 'Cuz girl, I've been lonely too And I seen a million faces Been to a million places But girl, there's no one quite like you And I've gone through hell & high water Washed away with the tide I can lose a damn war all by myself If you were on the other side So in the morning when the rooster crows Pack your bags and get ready to go If you're walking through hell & high water Please don't do it alone And I know, you feel let down And I know, you've been turned out I wish I'd been there for you So when the night time comes around And you feel like an only child Just know, I'll be there for you And I've gone through hell & high water Washed away with the tide I can lose a damn war all by myself If you were on the other side So in the morning when the rooster crows Pack your bags and get ready to go If you're walking through hell & high water Please don't do it alone And I've gone through hell & high water Washed away with the tide I can lose a damn war all by myself If you were on the other side So in the morning when the rooster crows Pack your bags and get ready to go If you're walking through hell & high water Please don't do it alone If you're walking through hell and high water Please don't do it alone, oh, no

Two, three, four (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) Well my heart knows me better than I know myself So I'm gonna let it do all the talking. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) I came across a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) I felt a little fear, upon my back I said, "Don't look back, just keep on walking." (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) When the big black horse said, "Look this way." He said, "Hey lady, will you marry me?" (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) But I said, "No, no. No, no-no-no. "No, no. You're not the one for me. "No, no. No, no-no-no. "No, no. You're not the one for me." (Ooooo, woo-hoo) No, no, no, no. And my heart had a problem, in the early hours, So I stopped it dead for a beat or two. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) But I cut some cord, and I shouldn't have done that, And it won't forgive me after all these years (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) So I sent it to a place in the middle of nowhere With a big black horse and a cherry tree. (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) Now It won't come back, cause it's oh so happy And now I've got a hole for the world to see (Woo-hoo, woo-hoo) And It said, "No, no, no, no-no-no. "No, no, you're not the one for me. "No, no, no, no-no-no. "No, no, you're not the one for me." (Ooooo, woo-hoo) (not the one for me, yeah-eh) (Ooooo, woo-hoo) Said no, no, no, no, no, no, no, no-no You're not the one for me No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no-no You're not the one for me Big black horse and a cherry tree I can't quite get there cause my heart's forsaken me Big black horse and a cherry tree I can't quite get there cause my heart's forsaken me

Moma was a moon, Daddy was a Sun Of a man shot down by a law man's gun On his dying bed he looked my way He said listen to me son while you still can You gotta take life's cards with a loving hand And you can live to fight another day Because we're born to die In this life, when its time Take a bow What you leave behind? You've got a love for life Take your time, make it right Before you gone, you can shine a light Guard your promise, cross my heart Told my secret to the stars Now I know the reason why We're born to die I was fifteen, I knew it all I tried to run before I knew how to crawl And couldn't nobody seem to make me understand That in this life, you've gotta pick your fights And even if you lose you gotta know you tried Sometimes you've got to fall before you dance Because we're born to die In this life, when its time Take a bow What you leave behind? You've got a love for life Take your time, make it right Before you gone, you can shine a light Guard your promise, cross my heart Told my secret to the stars Now I know the reason why We're born to die Because we're born to die In this life, when its time Take a bow What you leave behind? You've got a love for life Take your time, make it right Before you gone, you can shine a light Guard your promise, cross my heart Told my secret to the stars Now I know the reason why We're born to die Born to die