Grandpa Campbell would sit upon his front porch
And Iâd be right there just sittinâ on his knees
Heâd tell stories of love and feast and famine
And Iâd hang onto every word that he would breathe
Heâd say, âBoy as you walk through this life
Hereâs a little wisdom thatâll help you get byâ
You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live
Though I left home and I went to Carolina
I then set off just to see what I could see
I did some things that I wasnât really proud of
And sometimes life just got the best of me [ Lyrics from: http://www.lyricsmode.com/lyrics/d/darius_rucker/learn_to_live.html ]
But Iâd always think back to those days
And I know what Grandpa Campbell would say
He'd say you gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
You gotta live and learn so you can learn to live, yeah, oh oh
After years of runninâ âround and searchinâ
I found me a woman who loves me just for me
All those mistakes I thought that I was making
Led me right here till you're sittinâ on my knees
Son as you walk through this life
Here's a little wisdom thatâll help you get by
You gotta live and learn, you gotta crash and burn
You gotta take some stances and take some chances
You gotta laugh and love and take all life has to give
You gotta live and learn, you gotta live and learn
So you can learn to live, learn to live