In every other song
that I've heard lately
some fella gets shot
And his baby
and his best friend
both die with him
As likely as not
In half of the other songs
some cat's crying
all ready to die
We've lost most all
of our happy people
and I'm wondering why
Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the hoopin'
and the hoppin' and the boppin'
and the lovey, lovey dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin'
and the cryin' the shootin'
and the dyin' and the fella
with the switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life...
We lost old Marty Robbins
Down in El Paso
a little while back
And now Miss Patty Page
or one of them
is a wearin' black
And Cathy's clown
has gone and killed
Where they feel like
a they could die
If we keep on losing
our singers like that
I'll be the only
one you can buy
Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the hoopin'
and the hoppin' and the boppin'
and the lovey, lovey dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin'
and the cryin' the shootin'
and the dyin' and the fella
with the switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life
Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the hoopin'
and the hoppin' and the boppin'
and the lovey, lovey dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin'
and the cryin' the shootin'
and the dyin' and the fella
with the switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life
Let's think about living
Let's think about life