DIE HAPPY

Do you see that waiting man across the street?
Do you see him smile?
He just won the first prize in the lottery
A million Dollars
The second time
And if you´d ask him if it makes him happy now
He´d tell you he has always been
Some real life friends and a place to stay
Is all he needs to be
He´d say

If I gotta die I wanna die happy
If I gotta die I wanna die happy
I don´t care if I die rich

Do you see that beauty in the wheelchair?
Do you see her smile?
Her feet won´t carry her and probably they never will
Yet you hardly ever see her cry
And if you asked her how she cannot be angry now
She´d say
“Cause this is still my life
As long as I can do what I love to do
I don´t care how I spend my time”
She´d say

If I gotta die I wanna die happy
If I gotta die I wanna die happy
Who needs feet if you can fly

Take a look at the face in the mirror
That´s staring back at you
You can make it smile any time you want
If you only really wanted to
Yes, it´s hard and so damn unfair sometimes
And nothing comes for free
But, you know, life is not your enemy
If you decide not to let it be
I say

If I gotta die I wanna die happy
If I gotta die I wanna die happy
If I gotta die I wanna die happy
If I gotta die I wanna die happy

©2011 Ian Robinson – all rights reserved