Atlanta Rhythm Section – Do It Or Die lyrics

Atlanta Rhythm Section – Do It Or Die lyrics

Do it or die
Atlanta Rhythm Section

Don't let your troubles make you cry
Don't waste a moment wonderin' why
When ev'rything goes wrong
You have to go on
And do it or die
Do it or die now
Stand your ground

Don't let your bad breaks go gettin' you down
Even when times get rough
And you've had enough
You still gotta try
Do it no matter what the people say
They don't even know you

Die before you let them stand in your way
(Don't you know that)
You should know that life is a gamble all along
Winners or losers you keep rollin' on
So go on and roll the dice
You only live twice
So do it or die

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Songwriters: BUDDY BUIE, J COBB, RONNIE HAMMOND

Do It Or Die lyrics © BMG Rights Management, CONCORD MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC

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George Foster 2019-06-11 18:04:53

I had the 45 when I was in junior high, always loved this song. The one thing that's baffled me since then is the line "You only live twice." I have no idea what that means or purpose it serves, other than rhyming with dice. I would love help solving this 42 and counting year old mystery!

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Unregistered 2023-03-15 23:20:44

I think @tomsandy is on to something. It could mean any of them or none of them. As with many, if not all songs, it really only matters what the listener believes it means to them. I've been a fan of ARS for years, one of the most underrated, unappreciated and sadly largely forgotten great bands

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tomsandy 2022-06-23 16:39:33

Don't know whether you'll see this or not George Foster, but I have wondered the same thing about "you only live twice" in this song. I did not find any interviews of the band members who wrote this explaining the meaning. I take it to mean life on earth, then the after life, but don't know if that's what they intended or not. It could mean life living with stress/worry etc. that they talk about in the song, then life after stopping the stressing/worrying. Lastly, I found a reference to a Japanese poet named Matsuo Basho from the 17th Century who wrote about living twice by saying you think of life at birth, then only think of it again at death. Who knows.

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