I Am Alive

On the first summer day
I think I was twelve
We went to the forest with dad
Laughing and playing
But there was this feeling
Like there's something there waiting for me

Behind every tree, just waiting for me
I realized, oh I realized

I was alive
The whole world was mine to take
For the very first time - I was alive
There's a line in the palm of my hand
Summer and life just began

Days turn to years all too fast
And with all that has passed
It still feels like a child's game to me
The battles I win and the battles I lose
All leave scars
And wiser I carry on

I scale each wall in my way
The pain when I fall helps me realize, oh I realize

I am alive
The whole world is mine to take
No longer a child - I am alive
My hunger for life's the same
The memory of summer remains

Long ago a dear old friend brought a gift of bottled suns
It was dandelion wine
And every time I open one I smile
It brings the summer back

I am alive
The whole world is mine to take
For the very first time - I am alive
There's a line in the palm of my hand
Bring summer to life again