Lyrics

AS I WALKED OUT ONE MORNING,
ON A SUMMERS DAY
I THOUGHT ABOUT MY LIFE
AS I WALKED ALONG MY WAY
AND SUDDENLY IT CAME TO ME,
SO SIMPLE AND SO CLEAR
HOW TO LIVE AND WHAT TO GIVE
TO OTHERS WHILE WE'RE HERE

THE GIFT OF LIFE IS LIFE
THE JOY OF LIFE IS LIVING
THE TRUTH OF LIFE IS LOVE
THE HAVING AND THE GIVING
THE PAIN OF LIFE IS GIVING UP
BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY
THE BEST OF LIFE IS LIVING OUT
THE DREAMS YOU HAVE INSIDE

EVERY MIND OF EVERY MAN
WHO'S THOUGHT ABOUT THESE THINGS
COMES TO THE SAME OL' PLACE,
LET THE MUSIC RING
AND LOVE THY NEIGHBOR AS THYSELF
AND WALK IN HIS SHOES
LIVE THE GOLDEN RULE
AND RESPECT WHAT HE MAY CHOOSE

THE GIFT OF LIFE IS LIFE
THE JOY OF LIFE IS LIVING
THE TRUTH OF LIFE IS LOVE
THE HAVING AND THE GIVING
THE PAIN OF LIFE IS GIVING UP
BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY
THE BEST OF LIFE IS LIVING OUT
THE DREAMS YOU HAVE INSIDE

NOW WHEN I LOOK UPON
THE LONELY AND THE SAD
TRYING TO MEND THEIR EMPTY HEARTS
WITH THE LATEST FOOLISH FAD
I WISH THAT THEY COULD ALL WALK OUTON A SUMMERS MORN
AND SEE THE BEAUTY IN THE WORLD
AND BE THANKFUL THEY WERE BORN
THE GIFT OF LIFE IS LIFE
THE JOY OF LIFE IS LIVING
THE TRUTH OF LIFE IS LOVE
THE HAVING AND THE GIVING
THE PAIN OF LIFE IS GIVING UP
BEFORE YOU EVEN TRY
THE BEST OF LIFE IS LIVING OUT
THE DREAMS YOU HAVE INSIDE