I am alive 

Not on the brink 

But people think 

I am extinct 

Don't write me off 

Or even think 

I don't exist 

I'm not extinct 

I stand alone in many ways 

Evolving from a different race 

I have a name I have a face 

And I'm still breathing 

Endangered species are it's said 

A little rare - I'm not dead yet 

Don't strike me off your list just yet 

Cos I'm still breeding 

Gone but not for good and you bet 

I'll resurrect again 

I am alive 

Not on the brink 

But people think 

I am extinct 

Don't write me off 

Or even think 

I don't exist 

I'm not extinct 

One of a kind but I am not 

Just a statistic in your book 

There may be just a few of us 

But I'm still living 

Invisible to many eyes 

It may then come as some surprise 

Re-energised I will arise 

Hey! I'm not finished 

Gone but not for good and you bet 

I'll resurrect again 

I am alive 

Not on the brink 

But people think 

I am extinct 

Don't write me off 

Or even think 

I don't exist 

I'm not extinct 

I won't fade away 

I'm staying 

I refuse to be endangered 

I'll protect my reputation 

That of living not forgetting 

I am indestructible 

I'm made like you of flesh and blood 

I'm not a fossil etched in stone  

I am alive I'm not alone 

Prehistoric I never was 

I'm made like you of flesh and blood 

Unlike the dinosaur I'm not 

About to perish 

I walk this earth 

Alongside God 

I asked "Man am I done?" 

He looked at me 

He said "Live on 

You won't get damaged" 

I am alive 

Not on the brink 

But people think 

I am extinct 

Don't write me off 

Or even think 

I don't exist 

I'm not extinct 

I am alive 

Not on the brink 

But people think 

I am extinct 

Don't write me off 

Or even think 

I don't exist 

I'm not extinct 

I am alive 

Not on the brink 

But people think 

I am extinct 

Don't write me off 

Or even think 

I don't exist 

I'm not extinct 



[Written and Arranged Glenn Tipton (c 1996 EMI Songs Ltd., ASCAP)]