Life Itself

Be brave to find the way
That makes you roar with joy
That helps you with the pain
Of past and present ploy

It's water to my thirst
And sun rays on my face
It's the best and it's the worst
Description of my days

It's not just for a cause
And not just for the thrill
It's the rising and the pause
That keeps my heart from going still

It's my own voice that beckons
In the middle of the night
Through the riddles and the monsters
That haven't left my side

And I sing and sing and sing
And through it all I hear myself
And I know that in the end
I'm not to be somebody else

And I sing and sing and sing
And the sound of my own voice
Ricochets on walls of concrete
Makes my little soul rejoice

Work hard for what you want
And do it for yourself
Work hard for what you want
Do it for no-one else

I need this to survive
It's in the air I breathe
In my chest and in my mind
It's the only way I'm free

It's not just for a cause
And not just for the thrill
It's the rising and the pause
That keeps my heart from going still

It's my own voice that beckons
In the middle of the night
Through the riddles and the monsters
That haven't left my side

And I sing and sing and sing
And through it all I hear myself
And I know that in the end
I'm not to be somebody else

And I sing and sing and sing
And the sound of my own voice
Ricochets on walls of concrete
Makes my little soul rejoice

And you play on strings of gold
And the moment that it hits me
I'm alive for sake of life
If I ever knew something
Very sure about myself
Is that music is the drive
Leading me through life itself

And I sing and sing and sing
And through it all I hear myself
And I know that in the end
I'm not to be somebody else

And I sing and sing and sing
And the sound of my own voice
Ricochets on walls of concrete
Makes my little soul rejoice