Gordon Lightfoot
Salute (A Lot More Livin’ to Do)
[Verse 1]
Listen mister, I won't waste your time
I hope all the mistakes you made were a lot like mine
Lovin' girls too much, sometimes they made you cry
Maybe we've got more livin' to do with a lot less pain
Here, let's drink to you
[Verse 2]
These are the words I knew would break the ice
I held my hand out and he shook it twice
It seemed to me like I'd been here before
Deja vu, familiar voice
And the salute of my choice
[Verse 3]
Salute gentlemen of days gone by
Ladies of leisure and of flashing eye
May some romantic fool turn on your light
As for me, I'm in between
All that I can do is dream
[Chorus]
You got a lot more livin' to do
And a lot more lovin' too
When you make it through the night with no end in sight
And the dawn peeks through
You got a lot more livin' to do
[Verse 4]
Salute nightingales upon the tide
Brothers of the cloth tonight who must be tried
May all of your martinis be forever dry
As for me, I'm in between
All that I can do is dream
[Chorus]
You got a lot more livin' to do
And a lot more lovin' too
When you make it through the night with no end in sight
And the dawn peeks through
You got a lot more livin' to do
And a lot more lovin' too
You got a lot more livin' to do
And a lot more lovin' too
You got a lot more livin' to do
And a lot more lovin' too