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.
Son, she said have I got a little story for you What you thought was your daddy was nothin' but a... While you were sittin' home alone at age thirteen Your real daddy was dyin' sorry you didn't see him but I'm glad we talked...
Oh I... ooooh, I'm still alive Hey, I, ooooh, I'm still alive Hey I, ooooh, I'm still alive Hey...oh...
Oh, she walks slowly, across a young man's room She said I'm ready...for you I can't remember anything to this very day 'Cept the look, the look... Oh, you know where, now I can't see, I just stare...
Oh I... ooooh, I'm still alive Hey, I, ooooh, I'm still alive Hey I, ooooh, I'm still alive Hey...oh...
Is something wrong, she said Well of course there is You're still alive, she said Oh, and do I deserve to be Is that the question And if so...if so.....who answers...who answers...
Oh I... ooooh, I'm still alive Hey, I, ooooh, I'm still alive Hey I, ooooh, I'm still alive Hey...oh... yea yea yea yea yea yea...