Song Description

This is the type of song that we used to hear-- that discussed life, death and doing the right thing.

Lyrics

1. As I watched the news today
I heard the anchor calmly say
Thirteen people killed with deadly force
As he went on word after word
I thought it was so damned absurd
That he said it all with no remorse

CHORUS
Life is a gift
(Still we take it for granted)
Our time here is swift
(The present?s enchanted)
Go where you want to go
Dream what you want to dream
Just cherish the gift of life

2. It's so sad that we've become
So used to fear that we are numb
Our emotions we have tried to hide
We have forgotten to forget
Snipers, bombs and the terror threat
And taste the tears that mourn for those who?ve died

CHORUS
Life is a gift
(Still we take it for granted)
Our time here is swift
(The present?s enchanted)
Go where you want to go
Dream what you want to dream
Just cherish the gift of life

3. I know you?ve heard this song before
But you have the keys that unlock the door
Right there inside your hand
The keys are called love and hope
And an open door will help us cope
With what it takes to make us understand

CHORUS
Life is a gift
(Still we take it for granted)
Our time here is swift
(The present?s enchanted)
Go where you want to go
Dream what you want to dream
Just cherish the gift of...

Life is a gift
(Please don?t take it for granted)
Our time here is swift
(The present?s enchanted)
Be what you want to be
Live the dreams you dare to dream
Just cherish the gift of life

SONG SEEMS TO CLOSE AND THEN LIGHTLY COMES BACK

4. If I can say just one thing more
This concept of preemptive war
I just seems so very wrong.
If you?re faced with fight or flight
It matters if you?re wrong or right
Not just who?s weak or who?s left standing strong.

CHORUS
Because life is a gift
(And we take it for granted)
Our time here is swift
(The present?s enchanted)
Go where you want to go
Dream what you want to dream
Just cherish the gift of life