as long as i have a song

walk into the bar

and shake off my coat

pull up a chair

and light up a smoke

where did all those summers go?

guess i'll never know

so barkeep let's give it a go

pour me a dream

and play me a tune

and i'll get along

just as long

as i have a song

sit by the church

and hear children sing

i like to pretend they're

singing for me

memories of melodies

and words that made me cry

they have all abandoned me

sit back and watch me die

pour me a dream

and play me a tune

and i'll get along

just as long

as i have a song

the river is wide

and the ocean's so deep

the harder i try

the faster i sink into the rich of the dark

the cheapest of tricks

i've lost the fire

still i'm sharpening my wick

but it's just smoke

and that's all

so pour me a tune

as blue as the moon

and i'll get along

just as long

as i have a song

i'll hum along

and that is how i'll

get along