you've heard this same old line

a hundred times before

and i'll come crawling back

cause i can't take much more

can't take much more



the things i'm working for

yeah they just don't mean much

cause it will never last

and we'll just end up crushed



i want to be among the living

not just, not just

getting by

not just, not just

getting by



and so the day begins

and everything is new

and i will memorize

every word you said 

that's what i'll do



the things i'm working for

yeah they just don't mean much

cause it will never last

and I'll just end up crushed



i want to be among the living

not just, not just

getting by

i want to be among the living

wake up, give it one more try



now the sun of the summer's on my face

you have given me so much life to taste

i'm alive in the warmth of your embrace

i'm alive in the warmth of your embrace



i want to be among the living

not just, not just

getting by

i want to be among the living

wake up, wake up this time