Songwriter: LeAnn Rimes Mark Batson Darrell Brown

[Verse 1]
I was tired of choking
So I took your noose off my neck
I got bored of lying face down
So I wouldn't have to see you
I got sick of crawling
So you could be a big man
I got tired of my balls being cut off
'Cause you didn't have none
You had a good run yeah, didn't ya babe?
Now it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust

[Chorus]
So long live love
I ain't ever given up on it
Long live love
Won't be long until I rise up
Long live love
I ain't ever given up on it
Long live love
Won't be long until I rise up
And I'll rise up
So long live love

[Hook]
Love, long live
Love long live, long live, long live

[Verse 2]
Gonna wash your dirt off
'Til I'm spankin' clean
'Cause the real deal baby
He's gonna look good on me
Hey, I forgive myself
For all the time I wasted on you
If I learned anything, baby I learned
What a man ain't to do
You had a good run yeah didn't ya babe?
Now it's ashes to ashes and dust to dust

[Chorus]
So long live love
I ain't ever given up on it
Long live love
Won't be long until I rise up
Long live love
I ain't ever given up on it
Long live love
Won't be long until I rise up
And I'll rise up
So long live love

Long live love, yeah
Long live love
Long live love, yeah
Long live love
Love, long live
Love, long live
Love, long live
Long live
Long live love
Love, long live
Love, long live
Love, long live
Long live, long live

I believe, I believe, I believe
I believe, I believe, I believe
I believe, I believe, I believe
I believe
(Long live love)
I ain't ever given up on it
Long live love
Won't be long until I rise up
Long live love
I ain't ever given up on it
Long live love
Won't be long until I rise up
And I'll rise up
So long live love

LeAnn Rimes

Margaret LeAnn Rimes Cibrian (August 28, 1982) is a country singer who uses the stage name LeAnn Rimes. Born in Jackson, Mississippi she started performing at age 7 and had become a country star by age 13. Known for her vocals, many say she sounds a lot like Patsy Cline.

Rimes is a two-time Grammy winner and remains active in music. She’s gone through some troubles in the past few years, perhaps the result of such a young start in the business of music.