Michael W. Smith - Live And Learn Lyrics
Live and Learnby Michael W. Smith & Wayne Kirkpatrickon i 2 (EYE) (1988)Never should have tasted that forbidden fruitTell me why do I always doWhat I don't want to doNow, I'm the only reaper of the seeds that I sowAnd when I walk the field of my stubborn willIt's a hard row to hoeThere's a price for getting smarterSo I pay what I oweWhile bridges burnLet the shadow fall behind meI am wiser I knowWe live and learnAlways living and learningAlways living and learningIs it out of the fire, back into the panIs once enough to let it all sink in - or will I do it againA time for understanding has now come of ageSo I heed the word of the counselor and the voice of the sageTry to see the meaningRead between every lineWhen pages turnThere'll be no room for explaining what has been well definedWe live and learnAlways living and learningAlways living and learningAn engaging temptation had me doing time'Cause when it starts a fire under strong desireWe are partners in crimeBut hindsight is clearerI can see where I've gone and never returnIt's a new man in the mirrorIt's a new freedom song to live and learnAlways living and learningAlways living and learningExcerpt from "Mortality" by Willim Knoxrecited by Chris Harris(ed: recited before the song"'Tis the wink of an eye 'Tis the draught of a breath From the blossoms of health To the pales of death From the gilded saloon To the burr in the shroud Oh, why should the spirit of mortal be proud
