Live and Let Live Songtext
von Dan Penn

I′d like to buy me
A brand new forty-four
And shoot you, girl
'Cause you don′t love me no more

But if you say it's over and done
What good would it do for me to use my gun?
You say I'm not your kind
So I′ve made up my mind, yeah

To live and let live
I′m gonna let you live, mm-mm

I mustn't take a hostile attitude, no, no
Just because your love turned out to be untrue
I must learn to understand
That you′re in love with another man
So I'll close my eyes
Ride out your lies


And live and let live
Yeah child, I′m gonna let you live

While I sit here cryin', oh
And you′re laughin' inside
You know I couldn't harm you, now
Even if I tried

I could have a gunman
Shoot you down
And listen to me, honey, I know one
He live way ′cross town

But I wouldn′t ask the man to do
Somethin' I could not do
So I lay my weapons down
Face the world with a frown, yes I will

Live and let live, now
I′m gonna let you live

Girl, girl, you wait, baby?
I say I'm not gonna kill you, no