Live And Learn
words and music by Michael W. Smith and Wayne Kirkpatrick

Never should have tasted that forbidden fruit
Tell me why I always do
What I don't want to do
Now, I'm the only reaper of the seeds that I sow
And when I walk the field of my stubborn will
Its a hard row to hoe
There's a price for getting smarter

So I pay what I owe
While bridges burn
Let the shadow fall behind me
I am wiser I know
We live and learn
Always living and learning
Always living and learning

Is it out of the fire, back into the pan
Is once enough to let it all sink in- or will
I do it all again
A time for understanding has now come of age
So I heed the word of the counselor and the
Voice of the sage
Try to see the meaning
Read between every line
When pages turn
There'll be no room for explaining what
Has been well defined
We will live and learn
Always living and learning
Always living and learning

An engaging temptation had me doing time
'Cause when it starts a fire under a strong desire
We are partners in crime
But hindsight is clearer
I can see where I've gone and never return
Its a new man in the mirror
Its a new freedom song to live and learn
Always living and learning
Always living and learning

©1988 Milene Music, Inc. (ASCAP)/ Emily Booth, Inc. (BMI)