('Tis the wink of an eye -- 'tis the draught of a breath--
From the blossoms of health to the paleness of death,
From the gilded saloon to the bier and the shroud:--
Oh! why should the spirit of mortal be proud?

Mortality
By William Knox)

Always living and learning...

Never should have tasted that forbidden fruit
Tell me why do I always do
What I don't want to do
Now, I'm the only reaper of the seeds that I sow
And when I walk the field of my stubborn will
It's a hard row to hoe

There's a price for getting smarter
So I pay what I owe
While bridges burn
Let the shadow fall behind me
I am wiser I know
We live and learn

Always living and learning
Always living and learning

Is it out of the fire, back in to the pan
Is once enough to let it all sink in-or will I do it again
A time for understanding has now come of age
So I heed the word of the counselor and the voice of the sage

Try to see the meaning
Read between every line
When pages turn
There'll be no room for explaining what has been well-defined
We live and learn

Always living and learning
Always living and learning

An engaging temptation had me doing time
'cause when it starts a fire under strong desire
We are partners in crime

But hindsight is clearer
I can where I've gone and never return
It's a new man in the mirror
It's a new freedom song to live and learn

Always living and learning
Always living and learning

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