| Oh, I will try | |
| But I tell you it ain't easy using only words | |
| And so I'll begin | |
| But I'll start at the end, the day I said so long my friend | |
| I still remember well | |
| His smile that would not die | |
| And the tears begin to swell | |
| Tears I dare not fight | |
| Cause now I'm alive | |
| I'm taking my first breath | |
| Oh I'm alive | |
| And this time I won't forget | |
| 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 | |
| They go by many names | |
| Mother, father, brother, son | |
| And the tears begin to swell | |
| Tears I dare not fight | |
| Cause now I'm alive | |
| I'm taking my first breath | |
| Oh I'm alive | |
| And this time I won't forget | |
| Oh I'm alive | |
| And this time I won't forget |