Classic Poem

VERSE

What's the use,
There is no excuse
To be hiding what's on 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.

REFRAIN 1

Maybe I can't live to love you
As long as I want to,
Life isn't long enough, baby,
But I can 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.

REFRAIN 2

Maybe I can't live to love you
As long as I want to,
Life isn't long enough, baby,
But I can 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.