As Long as I Live

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

So maybe you won't give me 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 I eat an apple every day, then see the doctor anyway

What if I can't live to love you long as I want to?

I promise you, baby, I'm gonna love you just 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 will mean the flu and that will never never do

I'd eat an apple every day, then see the doctor anyway

What if I can't live to love you long as I want to?

I just promise you, baby, here's what I promise you, baby

You know I promised you, I'm gonna love you as long as I live

• Artist:Pearl Bailey