As Long As I Live - 1934

Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK - 14 Nov 2001

What's the use, there is no excuse
to be hiding what's in my mind,
lovin' you is a secret I can't conceal.
Since we met, I've been all upset,
but I've really made up my mind
to confess, just exactly the way I feel.

Maybe I can't live to love you
as long as I want to,
life isn't long enough baby,
but I can't love you as long as I live.
Maybe I can't give you diamonds
and things like I want to,
but I can promise you, baby,
I'm gonna want to as long as I live.
I never cared, but now I'm scared
I won't live long enough,
that's why I wear my rubbers when it rains
and eat an apple ev'ry day
then see the doctor anyway.
What if I can't live to love you
as long as I want to,
'long as I promise you, baby,
I'm gonna love you as long as I live.

Maybe I can't live to love you
as long as I want to,
life isn't long enough baby,
but I can't love you as long as I live.
Maybe I can't give you diamonds
and things like I want to,
but I can promise you, baby,
I'm gonna want to as long as I live.
I'll even wear long underwear
when winter breezes blow,
I'm gonna take good care of me
because a sneeze or two
might mean the flu,
and that would never, never do.
What if I can't live to love you
as long as I want to,
'long as I promise you, baby,
I'm gonna love you as long as I live.

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As Long As I LIve 1934
Music by Harold Arlen
Words by Ted Koehler
© MCMXXXIV Mills Music Inc. New York
Sequenced by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
on Wednesday 14 Nov 2001 at 15.53
in association with Doug Grierson
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© James Pitt-Payne, London UK, 2001
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