《The World Is a Beautiful Place》歌词

[00:00:00] The World Is a Beautiful Place - Lawrence Ferlinghetti

[00:00:01] The world is a beautiful place

[00:00:05] The world is a beautiful place

[00:00:08] To be born into

[00:00:09] If you don't mind happiness

[00:00:12] Not always being

[00:00:13] So very much fun

[00:00:16] If you don't mind a touch of hell

[00:00:18] Now and then

[00:00:19] Just when everything is fine

[00:00:22] Because even in heaven

[00:00:24] They don't sing

[00:00:26] All the time

[00:00:27] The world is a beautiful place

[00:00:30] To be born into

[00:00:32] If you don't mind some people dying

[00:00:34] All the time

[00:00:36] Or maybe only starving

[00:00:38] Some of the time

[00:00:39] Which isn't half bad

[00:00:42] If it isn't you

[00:00:44] Oh the world is a beautiful place

[00:00:47] To be born into

[00:00:49] If you don't much mind

[00:00:51] A few dead minds

[00:00:52] In the higher places

[00:00:55] Or a bomb or two

[00:00:56] Now and then

[00:00:58] In your upturned faces

[00:01:00] Or such other improprieties

[00:01:02] As our name brand society

[00:01:05] Is prey to

[00:01:07] With its men of distinction

[00:01:09] And its men of extinction

[00:01:11] And its priests

[00:01:13] And other patrolmen

[00:01:15] And its various segregations

[00:01:17] And congressional investigations

[00:01:20] And other constipations

[00:01:22] That our fool flesh

[00:01:24] Is heir to

[00:01:26] Yes the world is the best place of all

[00:01:29] For a lot of such things as

[00:01:31] Making the fun scene

[00:01:33] And making the love scene

[00:01:35] And making the sad scene

[00:01:37] And singing low songs and having inspirations

[00:01:40] And walking around

[00:01:41] Looking at everything

[00:01:43] And smelling flowers

[00:01:44] And goosing statues

[00:01:45] And even thinking

[00:01:46] And kissing people and

[00:01:47] Making babies and wearing pants

[00:01:48] And waving hats and

[00:01:49] Dancing

[00:01:50] And going swimming in rivers

[00:01:51] On picnics

[00:01:52] In the middle of the summer

[00:01:53] And just generally

[00:01:55] 'Living it up'

[00:01:56] Yes

[00:01:57] But then right in the middle of it

[00:02:00] Comes the smiling

[00:02:02] Mortician