Conway Twitty – Lifes Too Short No Matter How Long It Lasts (Guitar)

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Big brother had a treehouse club when he was only ten

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I didn't know the secret code, so they wouldn't let me in

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They told me I was much too young for the kind of games they played

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I remember, I would sit and cry, wishin' I was twice my age

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My grandpa was the only one with a sympathetic ear

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Patiently, he'd comfort me when I was close to tears

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And I'd say gramps, why does it take so long for time to pass

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And he'd say, sport, life's too short no matter how long it lasts

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Too soon you'll see how suddenly tomorrow becomes the past

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Life's too short no matter how long it lasts

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At twenty-one, they called me home, cause Grandpa's time was near

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We gathered 'round his bedside,   fighting back the tears

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I said, Grandpa, we can't let you go, even though you're ninety-three

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He said, I'd love to stay, but it ain't up to me

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And then, we heard him whisper in a voice that was fading fast

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Life's too short no matter how long it lasts

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Today my little grandson came and climbed up on my knee

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He said, why can't I be all grown up,    instead of only three

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And then, those old familiar words came tumbling from the past

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And, I said, sport, life's too short no matter how long it lasts

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Too soon you'll see how suddenly tomorrow becomes the past

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Life's too short no matter how long it lasts

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Life's much too short, no matter how long it lasts