Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gotta live I think you know the reason why Sometime the going get so good Then again it gets pretty rough But when I have you in my arms, baby You know I just can't I just can't get enough, oh yeah Everybody's gotta live (yes they do) And everybody's gonna die Everybody tryna have a, a good time I think you know the reason why I saw a blind man standing On the corner yesterday, baby He couldn't hardly tie his shoes But he had a harmonica And a guitar strapped around his neck And he sure could He sure could play the blues, oh yeah Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody tryna have a, a good time I think you know the reason why I feel like I've seen just about a million sunsets She said, "If you're with me, I'll never go away" That's when I stopped and I took another look at my baby She said, "If you're with me, I'll never go away" Because Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gotta live Before you know the reason why I had a dream the other night, baby I dreamt that I was all alone But when I woke up I took a look around myself And I was surrounded by fifty million strong, oh yeah Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gotta live Before you know the reason why Everybody's gotta live And everybody's gonna die Everybody's gotta live You gotta live Before you know the reason why