If I must die
(and we all must die),
let it be as children play,
as life goes on outside my door
at the break of a brand new day.

If I must die
(and we all must die),
let it be in morning's glow,
surrounded by the sweet embrace
of all I've come to know.

If I must die
(and we all must die),
let it be without regret,
because I have given freely
to each person I have met.

If I must die
(and we all must die),
let me joyfully exclaim,
I've lived my life as best I could,
may my memory remain.