Let's Think About Living
Composer(s): Boudleaux Bryant
Performer(s): Bob Luman
and multiple other artists



In every other song that I've heard lately
Some fellow gets shot
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
As likely as not
In half of the other songs
Some Cat's crying, or ready to die
We've lost most all of our happy people
And I'm wondering why

Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the whoopin' and hoppin 
And the boppin' and the lovie, lovie dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin'
And the shootin' and the dying
And the fellow with the switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life

We lost old Marty Robbins
Down in old El Paso a little while back
And now Miss Patti Page, or one of them
Is a-wearing black
Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil
Where they feel like a-they could die
If we keep on a-losin' our singers like that
I'll be the only one you can buy

Let's think about living
Let's think about loving
Let's think about the whoopin' and hoppin 
And the boppin' and the lovie, lovie dovin'
Let's forget about the whinin' and the cryin'
And the shootin' and the dying
And the fellow with the switchblade knife
Let's think about living
Let's think about life