Let's Think About Living
Celebrating Life: Teddy Thompson's Call to Embrace Joy Amidst Turmoil
Lyrics
One, two, three, four
Introduction, counting off
In every other song that I've heard lately
Observation of prevalent themes in recent songs involving violence
Some fellow gets shot
Common occurrence of characters getting shot in songs
And his baby and his best friend both die with him
Tragic outcomes for the baby and best friend of the character who got shot
As likely as not
Such outcomes are frequent and likely
In half of the other songs some cats cryin'
Other songs depict characters crying
Well I wish I could die
Expressing a wish for death in the face of despair
Lost most of our happy people
Loss of happy people, questioning the reason
I'ma wonderin' why
Wondering about the prevalence of negative themes in songs
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
Suggesting a shift in focus towards positive aspects of life
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
Encouraging thoughts about love, joy, and lively activities
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
Highlighting positive experiences like dancing and love
Let's forget about the whinin'
Advocating for ignoring negative aspects like complaining and crying
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
Avoiding themes of violence and death
The fellow with the switch blade knife
Reference to a dangerous character with a switchblade knife
Let's think about livin', let's think about life
Reiteration of the need to focus on living and life
We lost ol' Marty Bobbins
Mentioning the loss of a person named Marty Bobbins
Down in El Paso a hile back
Location of Marty Bobbins' loss (El Paso)
And now Miss Patty Page or one of them
Noting the mourning of Marty Bobbins by someone like Patty Page
Is a wearin' black
Reference to someone wearing black as a symbol of mourning
And Cathy's Clown has Don and Phil
Referring to a song titled "Cathy's Clown" and its singers Don and Phil
Where they feel like they could die
Describing the emotional state of Don and Phil
If we keep on a losin' our singers like that
Concern about the continuous loss of singers
I'll be the only one you can buy
Fear of being the last available singer if the trend continues
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
Reiteration of the need to focus on positive aspects of life
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
Encouraging thoughts about love, joy, and lively activities (repeated)
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
Highlighting positive experiences like dancing and love (repeated)
Let's forget about the whinin'
Advocating for ignoring negative aspects like complaining and crying (repeated)
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
Avoiding themes of violence and death (repeated)
The fellow with the switch blade knife
Reference to a dangerous character with a switchblade knife (repeated)
Let's think about livin', let's think about life
Reiteration of the need to focus on living and life (repeated)
Let's think about livin', let's think about lovin'
Further emphasis on positive aspects of life
Let's think about the hoopin' and the hoppin'
Encouraging thoughts about love, joy, and lively activities (repeated)
And the boppin' and the lovey, lovey dovin'
Highlighting positive experiences like dancing and love (repeated)
Let's forget about the whinin'
Advocating for ignoring negative aspects like complaining and crying (repeated)
The cryin', the shootin' and the dyin'
Avoiding themes of violence and death (repeated)
The fellow with the switch blade knife
Reference to a dangerous character with a switchblade knife (repeated)
Let's think about livin', let's think about life
Reiteration of the need to focus on living and life (repeated)
Let's think about livin', let's think about life
Final emphasis on the importance of thinking about living and life
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