DID I EVER REALLY LIVE?
Music: Albert Hague - Lyrics: Allen Sherman

Joe Williams with Bob Bunton and the Airmen of Note;
 Nancy Wilson with Ramsey Lewis; Pat Paulsen


You're born, you weep,
You smile, you sleep;
You cling, you crawl,
You stand, you fall.
You stand again, and try,
And then you walk.
 
You eat, you drink,
You feel, you think;
You play, you grow,
You learn, you know;
And then, one day,
You find a way to talk.

You're young, you fly,
You laugh, you cry.
You're grown.
You're on your own at last.
You lose, you win;
Your days begin to slip away
Too fast ... too fast.

Too soon you'll hear
A distant drum.
Too soon the time
To go will come,
And time won't wait.
Is it too late to ask:
Did I ever love?
Did I ever give?
Did I ever really live?



(Contributed by Lou Rugani - The Music of the Stars (WLIP) - May 2013)