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"To Give (The Reason I Live)" 
(Bob Crewe / Bob Gaudio)
 
This song which was only performed live and never released in studio form, has yet to appear on an album. Its lyrics are transcribed here without permission, as they are heard on the "25Live" DVD and Blu-Ray. They are faithful to the Frankie Valli original except for a few very minor changes in prepositions.  
 
To give is the reason I live 
To give all I can give 
In return for the life that I earn 
I was born as a part of a plan 
With the heart of a man 
With the will to survive 
I believe everything on this earth 
Having meaning and worth 
Made of concrete and air 
Is to share and to feel 
Justify, I exist 
To describe on the list 
Of someone 
With a place in the sun 
Here I stand 
Reaching out for the sky 
Till the day I die 
I must give all I can 
When I go 
I will go out empty hand 
I'll become dust for the land 
Just the soul I have found 
Leaves the ground 
  
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