BEFORE I DIED
(Jim Carroll)

Jim Reeves - 1963



 
No need to say you're sorry, no need to feel ashamed
If I'm not the one you love, don't feel you're to blame
I don't deny it hurts me and this pain is hard to hide
But at least I lived a little while before I died

I lived long enough to know the sweet thrill of your lips
I knew happiness right down to my fingertips
You'll always be a part of me, though you can't be mine
At least I lived a little while before I died

(Instrumental Break)

Don't ask me to forget you 'cause you mean too much to me
I couldn't even if I tried, too many memories
My yesterdays were happy days and each memory's locked inside
At least I lived a little while before I died

I lived long enough to know the sweet thrill of your lips
I knew happiness right down to my fingertips
You'll always be a part of me and though you can't be mine
At least I lived a little while before I died


(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - June 2010)