In regards to the meaning of this song:
Before a live performance on the EP Five Stories Falling, Geoff states “It’s about the last time I went to visit my grandmother in Columbus, and I saw that she was dying and it was the last time I was going to see her. It is about realizing how young you are, but how quickly you can go.”
That’s the thing about Geoff and his sublime poetry, you think it’s about one thing, but really it’s about something entirely different. But the lyrics are still universal and omnipresent, ubiquitous, even. So relatable. That’s one thing I love about this band. I also love their live performances, raw energy and Geoff’s beautiful, imperfectly perfect vocals. His voice soothes my aching soul.
When all you've got are broken dreams
Just need a second chance
And everything you want to be
Gets taken from your hands
We hold on to each other
All we have is all we need
'Cause one way or another
We always make it, you and me
This life can almost kill you
When you're trying to survive
It's good to be here with you
It's good to be alive
It's good to be alive
I was lost and I was gone
I was almost dead inside
You and me against the world
It's a beautiful night
It's good to be alive (It's good to be alive)
(It's good to be alive) It's good to be alive
(It's good to be alive) (It's good to be alive)
Driving down this highway
Soaking up the sun
Got miles to go before we get home
And the journey's just begun
We hold on to each other
You are everything I need
You feel like forever
You're a second chance for me
This life can almost kill you
When you're trying to survive
It's good to be here with you
It's good to be alive
It's good to be alive
I was lost and I was gone
I was almost dead inside
You and me against the world
It's a beautiful night
It's good to be alive
It's a beautiful night
Its all right
It's good to be alive
This life can almost kill you
When you're trying to survive
It's good to be alive (It's good to be alive)
(It's good to be alive) It's good to be alive
(It's good to be alive) (It's good to be alive)
And is good to be alive
its good to be alive
I was lost and I was gone
I was almost dead inside
You and me against the world
It's a beautiful night
It's good to be alive
It's a beautiful night
Yeah, its all right
It's good to be alive
Just need a second chance
And everything you want to be
Gets taken from your hands
We hold on to each other
All we have is all we need
'Cause one way or another
We always make it, you and me
This life can almost kill you
When you're trying to survive
It's good to be here with you
It's good to be alive
It's good to be alive
I was lost and I was gone
I was almost dead inside
You and me against the world
It's a beautiful night
It's good to be alive (It's good to be alive)
(It's good to be alive) It's good to be alive
(It's good to be alive) (It's good to be alive)
Driving down this highway
Soaking up the sun
Got miles to go before we get home
And the journey's just begun
We hold on to each other
You are everything I need
You feel like forever
You're a second chance for me
This life can almost kill you
When you're trying to survive
It's good to be here with you
It's good to be alive
It's good to be alive
I was lost and I was gone
I was almost dead inside
You and me against the world
It's a beautiful night
It's good to be alive
It's a beautiful night
Its all right
It's good to be alive
This life can almost kill you
When you're trying to survive
It's good to be alive (It's good to be alive)
(It's good to be alive) It's good to be alive
(It's good to be alive) (It's good to be alive)
And is good to be alive
its good to be alive
I was lost and I was gone
I was almost dead inside
You and me against the world
It's a beautiful night
It's good to be alive
It's a beautiful night
Yeah, its all right
It's good to be alive
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Good To Be Alive Lyrics as written by Zac Maloy Tom Douglas
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