The Good Things In Life
| PROFILE | |
| Composers and Lyricists | Leslie Bricusse, Anthony Newley |
| Year Written | 1961 |
| About The Good Things In Life | |
| This song is from the 1961 London musical The Good Old Bad Old Days. | |
Lyrics
So I raise my glass to the good things in life
I am not here for long, but there’s time for a song
And some wine.
I have lived, I have loved
I have laughed, I have cried
I have tried to give my life some meaning
I have tried to make it all make sense
I have made the journey up the mountain
And the descents.
I have won, I have lost
I have learned to my cost
That I’ve crossed and burned too many bridges
If I could go back perhaps I would
Then again, I don’t take good advice when maybe I should.
But I lift my glass to the good things in life
I am not here for long, but there’s time for song
And some wine.
And when time runs away,
I will look back and say
That the good things in life were all mine.
Session / Album Information
1971
“The Good Things In Life” was recorded on September 11, 1972 and released that year on the album The Good Things In Life. It was arranged by Robert Farnon.
This recording released on:
- 1972: MGM LP 12″: MV-5088 — The Good Things In Life
- 1972: Verve LP 12″: V6 5088 — The Good Things In Life
- 1973: Verve LP 12″: SE 4929 — Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits No. 7
- 2011: Disc #45 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK44) The Good Things In Life
- 2011: Disc #47 in The Tony Bennett Complete Collection (88697874602-JK46) Tony Bennett’s Greatest Hits Volume 7