Son, she said, have I got a little story for you What you thought was your daddy was only just a While you were sleepin' home alone at age thirteen Your real daddy was dyin' Sorry you didn't see him, But I'm glad we talked [Chorus] Oh I, oh, I'm still alive Hey, I, I, oh, I'm still alive Hey I, oh, I'm still alive Hey Oh, she walks slowly, across a young man's room She says I'm ready I can't remember anything to this very day Except the look, the look Oh, you know where, now I can't see, I just stare [Repeat Chorus] Is something wrong, she said Well of course there is You're still alive, she said Oh, and do I deserve to be Is that the question And if so, if so, if so, who answers [Repeat Chorus] I'm still alive