Life is short
When it doesn't rain it snores
Yeah the cookie crumbles but in who's hand?
All things said and all things done

Life is short
Oh I am young but have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done, life is short

Oh could this be
Oh could this be the day I've waited for?
Another door to peek in through
The floor is filthy

But the couch is clean
At the end of the day
That's another day gone
Life is short, oh life is short

Oh
Could this be
Oh
Could this be the day I've waited for?

Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba
Oh I am young but I have aged
Waited long to seize the day
All things said and plenty done

Oh I am young but I have a past
Travelled far to find the start
Yes I am scared and I've been burnt
But life is short

Oh
Could this be
Oh
Could this be the day I've waited for?
Ba ba ba ba ba ba ba ba


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Life Is Short Lyrics as written by Butterfly Giselle Boucher

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    I can't tell you how many times I've asked myself if this is the day I've waited for... There are times when I deliberate about doing something, over and over and over and then, well, it's too late. Slowly but surely though I am keeping in mind that life is short indeed and sometimes you just have to go for it. ~ Great song all around!

    alebozon October 23, 2006   Link

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