Dying to Live, by Edgar Winter, 1971

I always found this to be an incredibly inspirational song. Hope you enjoy it too.

Content owner: Sony Music Entertainment Type: Audio content

You know I've heard it said there's beauty in distortion.
By some people who've withdrawn to find their heads
Now they say that there is humor in misfortune
You know I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead

Why am I fighting to live if I 'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

Hey, you know some people say that values are subjective,
But they're just speaking words that someone else has said.
And so they live and fight and kill with no objective.
Sometimes it's hard to tell the living from the dead.

Why am I fighting to live if I 'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live if I'm just living to die?

Yeah, you know I used to weave my words into confusion.
And so I hope you'll understand me when I 'm through
You know I used to live my life as an illusion,
But reality will make my dreams come true.

So I'll keep fighting to live till there's no reason to fight
And I'll keep trying to see until the end is in sight
You know I'm trying to give so c'mon give me a try
You know I'm dying to live until I'm ready ...
'til I'm ready .....
'til I'm ready .....
'til I'm ready to die

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[TiannaParsons]

wow beautiful song <3 originally heard it in that Biggie & Pac song but that's why I love a good sample in Hip Hop, it leads you back to the song that you never heard before but will now forever love. Good music is good music.

[utterbullspit]

Edgar Winter brought me here.

[MOONWALKERGUY1]

I want this played at my funeral

[Vottaro]

@Vottaro the ones that that society has dictated.

[Vottaro]

Sounds to me like the answer to every question is the same answer.

Because the world we live in needs a certain refining done to it that requires the people to take responsibility, change their perspectives and make the change happen.

The only responsibilities they see are the one's that society (No matter how corrupt the society) has dictated.The only tasks they feel needs done are the tasks that support what they desire the most. And the only laws they allow themselves to accept are........

[Metalhead197]

@signeseeker17 God forbid someone with different musical tastes than your own finds out about a song a different way than you. It's not like he said this version sucked he said he heard it another song and thought it was great. Just shut up you ignorant asshole.

[MsSupersweetme]

@signeseeker17 must be some racist asshole instead of a true music lover, just like an over religious asshole who thinks there bible is the only truth, you forget the world is much bigger than you. there's other people who get exposed to different music and a different way of life... here's an ideal... go kill yourself.

[moocowman101]

Pac brought me here

[jemishade55]

@signeseeker17 2pac and Big were legends. I don't believe "talentless phony POS" describes them at all. Also, it wasn't ripped off, it was sampled. Thus, rights had to be purchased OR the current owner of the song had to give permission for it to be used. Think before you type, you ignorant asshole. People like you are why society is fucking handicapped.

[signeseeker17]

@iamthequeen93 So.. some bloody talentless phony POS ripped this off and THAT"S why"U" one-celled organisms are here ?!!!!!!!

2 Too to two BAD

[mededmoon]

3 people suck cock

[TheSaintnba]

We was young, very dump but we had heart