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Eddie Mugavero: music

IF I GOTTA DIE TRYIN'

(Written by Eddie Mugavero-Sung by Ronnie Godfrey)
I met Ronnie in the mid-80's when he played keyboards on an album I was recording. He's an amazing artist and former member of the Marshall Tucker Band. Heard here singing about desperate love calling for desperate measures.
IF I GOTTA DIE TRYIN’

GOODBYE…YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT THAT MEANS
GOODBYE…THE END OF ALL MY DREAMS
MY LIFE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE IS THROUGH
BABY I GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE
I’VE DONE EVERYTHING I COULD DO
BUT YOUR LOVE IS MY LIFE AND I’D GIVE IT FOR YOU..

I’D RUN THROUGH A BARE FLAME
WITH GAS ON MY BOOTS
I’D JUMP FROM AN AIRPLANE
WITH NO PARACHUTE
I’D TAKE A DIVE
DO A BACK JACK KNIFE OFF A ROOF
I’VE TRIED CRYIN’ …I BEEN LOSIN’ MY MIND
IF I GOTTA DIE TRYIN’… I’M COMING BACK TO YOU

SO LONG I DON’T NEED NO ADVICE
SO LONG I’M ALREADY ON THIN ICE
DARLING I’M DOWN TO MY LAST CARD
STOP ME NOW BEFORE I GO TOO FAR
I’VE DONE EVERYTHING I COULD DO
BUT YOUR LOVE IS MY LIFE AND I’D GIVE IT FOR YOU…

AS FAR AS I’M CONCERNED I’M ALREADY GONE
MAYBE NOW YOU’LL REALIZE WHAT YOU’VE DONE..