I ran into my neighbor yesterday
She's fighting off the cancer the best she can
She's living on a hope and prayer
Come along this time next year
When we greet a friendly September
She could be beneath the ground somewhere

If you wonder why I fake my smiles
I wonder why I should stay alive
When there ain't no incentive left to fight
And if you wonder why I fake my smiles
I'm thinking about my suicide
Cuz there ain't no incentive left to fight

I got a friend who has got to fight to stay alive
She's just a kid and she should be living life
But the cells just keep on multiplying
If I could go and take her place
Then I gladly would and goodbye to you I'd wave
So she could get back to living life

If you wonder why I fake my smiles
I wonder why I should stay alive
When there ain't no incentive left to fight
And if you wonder why I fake my smiles
I'm thinking about my suicide
Cuz there ain't no incentive left to fight

Day by day and year by year
The end is drawing near
All that we can say is "such is life".
You could be a saint to me
Or I could be a passing memory
The best that we can do is stay alive

If you wonder why I fake my smiles
I wonder why I should stay alive
When there ain't no incentive left to fight
And if you wonder why I fake my smiles
I'm thinking about my suicide
Cuz there ain't no incentive left to fight