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I Want To Live

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Sometimes I feel like I need
to shake myself
To wake myself
I feel like I'm just sleepwalkin'
through my life
It's like I'm swimmin' in
an ocean of emotion
But still somehow slowly
goin' numb inside
I don't like who I'm becomin'
I know I've gotta do somethin'
Before my life passes right by

Chorus:
I want to cry like the rain,
cry like the rain
Shine like the sun on a
beautiful mornin'
Sing to the Heavens like a
church bell ringin'
Right with the devil and go
down swingin'
Fly like a bird, roll like a stone
Love like I ain't afraid to be
alone
Take everything that this
world has to give
I want to live

Sometimes I wonder
Why I work so hard to guard
my heart
Till I hardly feel anything at all
I've spent my whole life building
up this ivory tower
And now that I'm in it, I keep
wishin' it would fall
So I could feel the ground
beneath me
Really taste this air I'm
breathin'
And know that I'm alive

(Repeat Chorus)

Somethin' deep inside
keeps sayin'
Life is like a vapor
It's gone in just the
twinklin' of an eye

(Repeat Chorus)

I want to take every
breath I can get
I want to live
Yeah, yeah

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apaintedbarn On Dec 22, 2004

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Sometimes I feel like I need
to shake myself
To wake myself
I feel like I'm just sleepwalkin' 
through my life
It's like I'm swimmin' in
an ocean of emotion
But still somehow slowly
goin' numb inside
I don't like who I'm becomin'
I know I've gotta do somethin'
Before my life passes right by

Chorus:
I want to cry like the rain,
cry like the rain
Shine like the sun on a
beautiful mornin'
Sing to the Heavens like a
church bell ringin'
Right with the devil and go
down swingin'
Fly like a bird, roll like a stone
Love like I ain't afraid to be
alone
Take everything that this
world has to give
I want to live

Sometimes I wonder 
Why I work so hard  to guard
my heart
Till I hardly feel anything at all
I've spent my whole life building
up this ivory tower
And now that I'm in it, I keep
wishin' it would fall
So I could feel the ground 
beneath me 
Really taste this air I'm
breathin'
And know that I'm alive

(Repeat Chorus)

Somethin' deep inside
keeps sayin'
Life is like a vapor
It's gone in just the 
twinklin' of an eye

(Repeat Chorus)

I want to take every
breath I can get
I want to live
Yeah, yeah

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2004-12-22 16:35:55

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by stuckonmonday

20y ago

I think everyone can understand and relate to this song.

And I'm glad to see some Country from American Idol. =)

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