If I Had The World To Give

Grateful Dead: If I Had the World to Give...Cleveland 11/20/78


if i had the world to give
i'd give it to you
long as you live
would you let it fall
or hold it all in your arms?

if i had a song to sing
i'd sing it to you
as long as you live
lullabye - or maybe
a plain serenade
wouldn't you laugh
dance and cry
or be afraid
at the trade you made?

i may not have
the world to give to you
but maybe
i have a tune or two
only if you let me
be your world
could i ever give
this world to you

but i will give
what love i have to give
i will give
what love i have to give
i will give
what love i have to give
long as i live

if i had a star to give
i'd give it to you
long as you live
would you have the time
to watch it shine
watch it shine
or ask for the moon
and heaven too?
i'd give it to you

maybe i've got
no star to spare
or anything fine
or even rare
only if you let me
be your world
would i ever
give this world to you
could i ever
give this world to you

--garcia /hunter

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rainbow and Cope Butte
outside Cottonwood Canyon
Granite Rapid
Elves Chasm
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