if I should die before I wake
there’s nothin’ here I’d want to take with me
I’ve had the best, I’ve had the worst
I’ve been last, I got into the line first
I’ve been hungry, I’ve been satisfied
I’ve seen the carnival, I’ve taken every ride
if I should wake before I die
I’d never stop to wonder why
I’d grab the day, take it and run
naked, reaching for the sun
I’d run like a rabbit, fly like a dove
all around the world, searching for love, sweet love
and yet here I lie, afraid to sleep
afraid to look inside too deep
I just want to climb outside this skin
find out who it is that’s in there
friends and lovers, keep me afloat
keep on rockin’, it’s a beautiful boat