Expert: Bong Santos - 7/23/2007

Question
hi, i heard this song when i went to the Philippines, one of the guy i was singing this. i don't remember the lyrics. It has some of the following lines- "all my life. and "till the day i die"..  i asked one of the guy who was next to me and he said it was by john lenon? its an oldies song not sure if it was from the 80's or older. but pls help me its been in my head ever since and I am  so dying to find out what it is.

Answer
Dear Dexter,

Sorry for the rather late reply.

That guy who told you that it was John Lennon who sung that song made me confused. For a while I thought you were talking about OH MY LOVE. But listening to its lyrics, I realized it was another song. It was none other than ALL MY LIFE by the rock duo AMERICA. AMERICA of course consists of GERRY BECKLEY and DEWEY BUNNELL. They were originally a trio until 1977 when member DAN PEEK left. Their 1979 album SILENT LETTER, from where ALL MY LIFE was culled from was their first without DAN PEEK. ALL MY LIFE was a big hit here back in 1979. Here's its lyrics:

ALL MY LIFE / AMERICA

All my life, without a doubt I give you
All my life, now and forever till the
Day I die, you and I will share.

All the things this changing world can offer
So I sing, I'd be happy just to
Stay this way, spend each day, with you.

There was a time, that I just thought
That I would lose my mind
You came along and then the sun did shine
We started on our way
I do recall that every moment spent
Was wasted time but then I chose to lay it on the line
I put the past away
I put the past away
I put the past away.
(Instrumental)

All my life, I will carry you through
All my life, between each hour of the passing days
I will stay with you.

There was a time, that I just thought
That I would lose my mind
You came along and then the sun did shine
We started on our way
I do recall that every moment spent
Was wasted time then I chose to lay it on the line
I want this all my life
I want this all my life
I want this all my life
I want this all my life
I want this all my life
I wanted this all my life.

Maraming salamat po!!

BONG M. SANTOS
Manila, Philippines