Life's Too Long (To Live Like This) Song Lyrics and Chords
Life's Too Long (To Live Like This) Song Lyrics and Chords by Ricky Skaggs
Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)
Recorded by Ricky Skaggs
Written by Don Cook, John Jarvis, Dan Wilson
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traffic in the
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pouring
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pileup in the
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passing
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Can't help
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thinking while
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I shake my
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fist
Life's too
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long to
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live like
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filling up with
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bills to
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pay
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hanging on my
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back all
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day
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Gonna work
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me to the
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bone I
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guess
Life's too
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long to
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live like
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this
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Come here
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baby give your
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man a
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hug
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All we've
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got that they
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can't
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take is
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love
Let 'em
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roll we ain't got
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much to
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lose
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stay-put
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stay-home
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way too alone
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future in this
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TV
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reason we should
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stay
in
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side
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having all the
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fun we
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miss
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long to
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live like
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Life's too
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long
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yeah
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life's too
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long
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here baby give your
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man a
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kiss
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long to
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live like
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this
Repeat last verse
FAQ
Who sang the the song Life's Too Long (To Live Like This)?
- The song Life's Too Long (To Live Like This) was sang by Ricky Skaggs.
Who is Ricky Skaggs?
- Rickie Lee Skaggs (born July 18, 1954), known professionally as Ricky Skaggs, is an American neotraditional country and bluegrass singer, musician, producer, and composer. He primarily plays mandolin however, he also plays fiddle, guitar, mandocaster, and banjo.Skaggs was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and the Country Music Hall of Fame in 2018. On January 13, 2021, it was reported that Skaggs had been awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump, alongside fellow country musician Toby Keith.
