LyricsEvery time that I look in the mirror
All these lines on my face gettin' clearer, the past is gone It went by like dusk to dawn, Isn't that the way? Everybody's got their dues in life to pay Well I know nobody knows Where it comes and where it goes I know it's everybody's sin You got to lose to know how to win Half my life's in book's written pages Live and learn from fools and from sages You know it's true All the things you do, come back to you Sing with me, sing for the year Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear Sing with me, I'm just for today Maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take you away Sing with me, sing for the year Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear Sing with me, I'm just for today Maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take you away Listen, dream on, dream on, dream on Dream until the dream come true Yea, dream on, dream on, dream on Dream until your body getting blue Dream on, dream on Dream on, dream on Dream on, dream on Dream on, oh Sing, sing with me, sing for the year Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear Sing with me, it's just for today Maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take you away Sing, sing with me, sing for the year Sing for the laughter and sing for the tear Sing with me, it's just for today Maybe tomorrow the good Lord'll take you away |
Explanation There are several lines in the song that relate to parts of The Nun's Priest's Tale.
"You got to lose to know how to win" This relays the message of needing to make mistakes in life in order to learn from him. In the poem, Chaunticleer makes two major errors. The first In the end, ChaunticleerChaunticleer had to mistake to being a fool to flattery and also not trusting in his dream --> learned from it "Live and learn from fools and from sages" - tale itself teaches readers to not make the same mistakes as those made in the story "All the things you do, come back to you" - didn't listen to God and got attacked by fox "Maybe the good Lord'll take you away" - He has the choice to take you away (you die) if he wants - gives Chaunticleer a second chance The overpowering |