Abbey Lincoln - Long as You're Living lyrics

(I) FORGIVE ME IF I SEEM TO PREACH - BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SAY A MESSAGE THAT I HOPE WILL REACH - PEOPLE WHO ARE THROWING LIFE AWAY I CALL IT MY PHILOSOPHY - THAT IS WHY I PASS IT ON TO YOU BECAUSE IT WORKS SO WELL FOR ME - IT HELPS ME GET AWAY FROM STRIFE I HOPE YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY - THEY SAY THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE AND THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE - 'CAUSE BROTHER THIS IS YOUR LIFE (II) LONG AS YOU'RE LIVIN' - ALWAYS REMEMBER TIME IS FOR SPENDIN' - BUT THERE'S AN ENDING WHILE YOU ARE SLEEPIN' - LIFETIME IS CREEPIN' WAKE UP AND TASTE IT - FOOLISH TO WASTE IT SAMPLE AND SAVOR - ALL OF IT'S FLAVOR LONG AS YOU'RE LIVIN'...... (III) LONG AS YOU'RE LIVIN' - ALWAYS REMEMBER FOLKS WHO ARE LAZY - ARE PLAYING CRAZY BETTER KEEP MOVIN' - KEEP ON IMPROVIN' YOU WON'T BE HURRIED - AFTER YOU'RE BURIED LIVE EVERY MINUTE - PUT YOURSELF IN IT LONG AS YOU'RE LIVIN'....... (IV) LONG AS YOU'RE LIVIN' - ALWAYS REMEMBER YOU'LL NEVER BEAT LIFE - DON'T TRY TO CHEAT LIFE ALL IN ARE BROTHERS - DO UNTO OTHERS LOVE'S FOR ENJOYING -HATE'S FOR DESTROYING NEVER FORGET IT - OR YOU'LL REGRET IT LONG AS YOUR LIVIN... (V) FORGIVE ME IF I SEEM TO PREACH - BUT THERE IS SOMETHING THAT I WANT TO SAY A MESSAGE THAT I HOPE WILL REACH - PEOPLE WHO ARE THROWING LIFE AWAY I CALL IT MY PHILOSOPHY - THAT IS WHY I PASS IT ON TO YOU BECAUSE IT WORKS SO WELL FOR ME - IT HELPS ME GET AWAY FROM STRIFE I HOPE YOU LISTEN CAREFULLY - THEY SAY THE TRUTH WILL MAKE YOU FREE AND THAT'S THE WAY YOU WANT TO BE - 'CAUSE BROTHER THIS IS YOUR LIFE