Tryin' To Stay 'Live

(album: Asylum Choir II - 1971)

Well I'm trying to stay 'live
And keep my sideburns too
Ask all the people
It's getting hard to do
You've got a choice what's yours to make
To keep a bad job or take a break
And try to live in song and silence
With no ideals of violence

You better try to stay 'live
Buddy how 'bout you
(Trying to stay 'live)
Better stop and think about it
(Trying to stay 'live)
Lord I'm asking you a question
(Trying to stay 'live)
(Trying to stay 'live)
Trying to stay alive
I hope you gotta keep real cool

Ask all the brothers
Getting hard to be fooled
Mad blood and happy crackers standing firm
Hope I leave town 'fore it starts to burn
And try to live in song and silence
With no ideals of violence

Yes I'm just trying to stay 'live
I don't (Trying to stay 'live)
I don't think I'm bleeding
(Trying to stay 'live)
Don't know when I'm dying
(Trying to stay 'live)
Well you better stop and think about it
(Trying to stay 'live)
(Trying to stay 'live)
(Trying to stay 'live)
(Trying to stay 'live)
(Trying to stay 'live)

Try to live in song and silence
With no ideals of violence
We're just trying, trying, trying, trying to stay alive
(Trying to stay 'live)
Whoo and I'm trying to stay alive
(Trying to stay 'live)
Better stop and think about it
(Trying to stay 'live)
Better tell you an answer
(Trying to stay 'live)
Need to do their questions
(Trying to stay 'live)
Better try to stay alive
(Trying to stay 'live)
Better try to keep real cool
(Trying to stay 'live)
(Trying to stay 'live)