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here for a good time, not a long time en · X

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  1. Life is short, so you should enjoy it while you can.
    • A very good friend of mine / Told me something the other day / I’d like to pass it on to you / ’Cause I believe what he said to be true // He said “We’re here for a good time / Not a long time / So have a good time / The sun can’t shine every day //[…]” 1977 June 2, Brian Smith, Ra McGuire, “We’re Here for a Good Time (Not a Long Time)”, in Knock ’Em Dead Kid, Universal City, Calif.: MCA Records, →OCLC, column 2:
    • Some people prefer to be here for a good time, not a long time. I prefer to be here for a good time and a long time, if possible. 2024, Jessica Spangler, Invest Like a Girl: Jump into the Stock Market, Reach Your Money Goals, and Build Wealth, page 247: