Ira Gershwin - One Life to Live lyrics

(Verse) [LIZA] There are many minds in circulation Believing in reincarnation In me you see One who doesn't agree Challenging popular affronts I believe I'll only live once And I want to make the most of it If there's a party, I want to be the host of it If there's a haunted house, I want to be the ghost of it If there's a town, I want to be the toast of it (Chorus) [LIZA] I say to me every morning "You've only one life to live." So why be done in? Let's let the sun in And gloom can jump in the riv' No use to beat on the doldrums Let's be imaginative Each day is numbered No good when slumbered With only one life to live Why let the goblins upset you? One smile and see how they run And what does worrying net you? Nothing! The thing Is to have fun All this may sound kind of hackneyed But it's the best I can give Soon comes December So please remember You've only one life to live (Chorus 2) [RUSSELL] She says to her every morning "You've only one life to live." So why be done in? Let's let the sun in And gloom can jump in the riv' [LIZA] What you collect at the grindstone Becomes a millstone in time This is my thesis: Why go to pieces? Step up while you're in your prime You may say I'm an escapist But I would rather by far Be that than be a red-tapist Lead me Speed me Straight to the bar! Just laugh at Old Man Repression He'll fade out into obliv' And you're the winner I'm off to dinner I've only one life to live Just one life to live