Alive by Pearl Jam tells the story of a young man discovering that the man he thought was his father is actually his stepfather, while his real father has died. It was inspired by vocalist Eddie Vedders own life events.
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Introduction:
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Son, she said
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have I got a little story for you
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What you thought was your daddy was nothin' but a...
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While you were sittin' home alone at age thirteen
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Your real daddy was dyin'
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sorry you didn't see him
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but I'm glad we talked...
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Oh I... ooooh, I'm still alive
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Hey, I, ooooh, I'm still alive
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Hey I, ooooh, I'm still alive
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Hey...oh...
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Oh, she walks slowly,
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across a young man's room
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She said I'm ready...for you
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I can't remember anything to this very day
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'Cept the look, the look...
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Oh, you know where, now I can't see,
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I just stare...
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Oh I... ooooh, I'm still alive
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Hey, I, ooooh, I'm still alive
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Hey I, ooooh, I'm still alive
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Hey...oh...
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Is something wrong, she said
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Well of course there is
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You're still alive, she said
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Oh, and do I deserve to be
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Is that the question
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And if so...if so.....who answers...who answers...