Life is fine.

LIFE IS FINE

I went down to the river,

I set down on the bank.

I tried to think but couldn't,

So I jumped in and sank.
I came up once and hollered!

I came up twice and cried!

If that water hadn't a-been so cold

I might've sunk and died.
But it was cold in that water!

It was cold!

I took the elevator

Sixteen floors above the ground.

I thought about my baby

And thought I would jump down.
I stood there and I hollered!

I stood there and I cried!

If it hadn't a-been so high

I might've jumped and died.
But it was high up there!

It was high!

So since I'm still here livin',

I guess I will live on.

I could've died for love-

- But for livin' I was born
Though you may hear me holler,

And you may see me cry-

- I'll be dogged, sweet baby,

If you gonna see me die.

Life is fine! Fine as wine!

Life is fine!

Langston Hughes