Johnny Mercer

It's Great to Be Alive
It's great to be aliveTo work from nine to fiveTo have a piece of land to farmIt's great to be aliveTo have a car to driveAnd have your baby on your armIn spite of billsAnd other minor illsSomehow we manage to surviveIt's great to be in loveTo have a roof aboveAnd watch the little ones aroundYour own descendantDeductible dependentsIt's great to be aliveIt's great to be alive(It's great to be here and kickin')To work from nine to five(To hear an alarm clock tickin')And have a piece of land to farm(It's really a kick to cultivate chickens on a little ol' farm)Letras de cancionesIt's great to be alive(It's up to work and strivin')To have a car to drive(Then take your girl to a drive-in)And swing your baby on your arm(To know that at five you're really arrivin', she'll be holding your arm)In spite of bills(Even though the bills just pile up by the million)And other minor ills(We manage to find the proper pills)Somehow me manage to survive(To lose the little ills, straight, that really is great)It's great to be alive(That girl to love you)To have a roof above(That roof above youTo watch the little ones arrive)(Especially with the little ones arrivin' and all that jive)Your own descendants(Your descendants)Deductible dependents(In attendance)It's great, it's great to be aliveWe're livin', thanksgivin'It's great to be alive From Letras Mania