If we could live forever br How much wiser would we be? br Would we have grown accustomed br To the suffering we see? br And would the world be of one mind br United then in love? br Would we be non believers br Or have faith in God above? br br Would people still be starving br On that scorched and barren plain? br Would they still be forgotten br Waiting for the season's rain? br Or would we show compassion br To the poor and those in need? br Or learn to look the other way br To fuel our selfish greed? br br Would we have learned to live in peace br Or learned to count the cost? br Of all the maimed and wounded br And of those whose lives were lost? br In life we only get one chance br To do the things we should, br So if your life is long or short br Just try to do some good.