Four

01 Jan, 0001

 “Of the wonderful things that you get out of life, there are four
Baby, and they may not be many, but nobody needs any more
Of the many facts making the list of life
Truth takes the lead
And to relax knowing the gist of life
It's truth you need
Then the second is honor and happiness makes number three
When you put them together, you know what the last one must be
Baby, so, the truth, honor, and happiness
And one thing more
Meaning only wonderful, wonderful love that'll make it four
Don't you know the score?
Well, people, when they're younger
Never realize the pleasure-treasure life's got
But as they grow older, realize a lot
They got their minds on all the wrongest scenes
And things that cost a lotta money, but it's really very funny
They fade away and don't amount to a hill of beans
Funny how the things in life we really should adore
We forget, or ignore, end up poor
Making money 'til you're nigh on madness and end up in sadness
Youth is the time when we should see the light
'Cause when we're old and wasted, the dues for what we've tasted
Run so high that we pay 'til we die, then
We know that youth that made us strong is wasted on the young
So enjoy it gaily, love life, and live it daily
You'll find a lot of things to bring you joy and give peace of mind
Get it while the getting's good, and everybody, if they only could
Life would be a set, life would be a groovy set, groovy as a movie
Well, well, let your voice be heard, spread the word
Everybody here has got ears
Only gotta teach 'em how to use 'em, not abuse 'em
So take a tip from me, the world everything it oughta be
As long as you can be sure there is no more to life than same ol' four
Hard to believe, but I know what time will show
That even though you think it's boresome
Two and two together constitute a foursome
That's all, four is the figure, that's all
Ain't gonna be gettin' any bigger
Doesn't matter how you slice it up
You'll never change it
You count everything that fate throws into life's pot
Still, really four is all you've got
Haven't they told you about the little pleasures that are part of all the rest?
You love a little and live a little and take a little and give a lot
Still, the total is happiness
But that's only one, you've just begun, there's gonna be more
After this are truth and honor shinin'
And love combinin' to make it four, no more
Baby, so, the truth, honor, and happiness
And one thing more
Meaning love and that's the real score
And more than enough when times are tough
And though they may not comprise a lot
Still, you only got those four
And there ain't no more
(Ain't no more, ain't no more)”