I'm alive - and the world shines for me today I'm alive - suddenly I am here today Seems like forever (and a day), thought I could never (feel this way) (Instrumental break) Is this really me? I'm alive, I'm alive I'm alive - and the dawn breaks across

We're alone now So show me where you fit I'll wait, so show me why you're strong Ignore everybody else, Suddenly I'm hip Is this darkness of the dawn And your friends are gone When you friends won't come You're on your own, in a world you've grown

The earth is warm next to my ear Insects' noise is all that I hear A magic trick makes the world disappear The skies are dark - they're dark, but they're clear A distant motorcade and suddenly there's joy The snow and ticker tape blurs all my senses numb

Suddenly you hear Suddenly it starts Can two anxious hearts beat as one? Yesterday I was alone Today you walk beside me Something still unclear Something not yet here has begun. Suddenly the world Seems a different place

Everyone's leanin' on me But then I see my baby Suddenly I'm not crazy Sometimes it feels like the world's on my shoulders 'Cause sometimes it feels like the world's almost over But then she comes back to me Yo, I can't sing good I feel like singin' I