The Longer That I Live

The Longer That I Live

(Curtis Salgado, David Duncan and Mike Finnigan

Let me testify a little bit

Yeah, yeah

What is the meaning of life?

Well, I can't talk philosophy

I know with every new sunrise

The more it dawns on me

Well, I may be getting on

But I sure ain't done yet

'Cause the longer that I live

The older I wanna get

My body's just flesh and bone

Wrapped around a soul

And when it's time to leave this earth

I hope I'm the last to know

When I go I'll be screaming

"I ain't finished yet!"

'Cause the longer that I live, yes

The older I wanna get

Now listen

Some folks just lay down and quit

At the end of life's race

But I'm gonna keep on keeping on

With one foot down in the grave

Oh yeah

You see, I climbed the mountains high

And I played the valleys low

And for all the gigs I've done

I ain't got much to show

No, I'm never slowing down

Until I play my final set

'Cause that the longer that live

The older I wanna get

Oh, you better believe it, yeah

I want to keep on keeping on

With every new sunrise

The older I wanna get

I wanna push and keep on keeping on

Heading down life's long road

I'm gonna have to be dragged

Just kicking, screaming, I wanna live a long, long life

Until I get

My final curtain call