I'm climbin' up
a familiar hillside
try not to look
down upon you
The road is steep
it's broad but it narrows
I'm gettin' higher
on earth below

Oh is the road that carries me
just the passion of bein' alive

Try not to feel
oww I do feel it
Try not to look
at damages done

If I forget
if I start runnin'

like in a dream
I'll be slowin' down

Is the past that carries me
a wicked passion of be--in' alive

It's gettin' dark
my heartbeat changes
there's confidence
in my stride

bend after bend
what will I find
The road is rocky
but it is kind

Is the future carrying me
maybe the passion of be--in' alive?

I know I never
will reach the top
and I'll roll backwards
if I would stop

So I close my eyes
and see her comin'
that lifetime friend
and lover too

Oh yeah the moon that shines on me
is my passion of be--in' alive

Yes the moon that shines on me
shines on everything I see
I'm in love I'm finally free
yet she shows me how to be
simply alive