"Bein' Alive" lyrics - MELISSA ETHERIDGE

I was born in a Midwest town
Lookin' for some trouble, I was California bound
I knew I could find one or two
She would take me for a ride
Screamin' down the road with the devil inside
I knew it was just a drive-through

[Chorus:]
Drinkin' all the poison, soakin' up the sun
I didn't really like her but I thought it was love for awhile
Then hours turned to days
And it all blew away
And I chose to survive
God, I love bein' alive

I gathered the pain in a paper cup
Stood in the rain just to fill it up
Some days felt like anyway
Job in the Bible got nothin' on me
But the more that I cried, the more I could see
Some days felt like anyway

[Chorus:]
Then there were times I was down on my knees
Sayin', "This is gonna break me, this is gonna bleed for awhile"
Then hours turned to days
And it all blew away
And I chose to survive
God, I love bein' alive

[Bridge:]
Oh
Oh woah
Oh
Oh woah

[Chorus:]
Everything changes, everything breathes
I'm ridin' on the edge, I'm livin' the dream for awhile
Then hours turn to days
And it all blows away
What a sacred ride
God, I love bein' alive
God, I love bein' alive
God, I love bein' alive

[Outro:]
Oh yeah
Oh, oh, yeah
Alive, alive
God, I love bein' alive