Life is for the living.
Death is for the dead.
Let life be like music.
And death a note unsaid.

Though you may hear me holler,
And you may see me cry--
I'll be dogged, sweet baby,
If you gonna see me die.

I went down to the river,
I set down on the bank.
I tried to think but couldn't,
So I jumped in and sank.

Well, I like to eat, sleep, drink, and be in love.

I like to work, read, learn, and understand life.

Hold fast to dreams for if dreams die, life is a broken winged bird that cannot fly.

Oh, God of Dust and Rainbows,
Help us to see
That without the dust the rainbow
Would not be.