[Verse 1]
Oh, I will try
But I tell you it ain't easy usin' only words
And so, I'll begin
But I'll start at the end, the day I said, "So long, my friend"

[Pre-Chorus 1]
I still remember well his smile that would not die
And the tears begin to swell, tears I dare not fight

[Chorus]
'Cause now I'm alive, I'm takin' my first breath
Oh, I'm alive, and this time I won't forget
Now I'm alive, I'm takin' my first breath
Oh, I'm alive, and this time I won't forget

[Verse 2]
Now, as I look back
Wish I'd known that someday soon he'd long be gone
So, I will try
To remember the end, the day I said, "So long, my friend"

[Pre-Chorus 2]
They go by many names: mother, father, brother, son
And the tears begin to swell, tears I dare not fight
[Chorus]
'Cause now I'm alive, I'm takin' my first breath
Oh, I'm alive, and this time I won't forget
Now I'm alive, I'm takin' my first breath
Oh, I'm alive, and this time I won't forget

[Post-Chorus]
Oh, I'm alive, and this time I won't forget

[Instrumental Outro]