ONCE I WAS SHIP OUT ON THE SEA SO MANY MILES FROM HOME I FELT SO SMALL, SO LOST AND INSECURE EVERYTHING WAS WRONG [CHORUS] BUT I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE, I'M ALIVE, YES I AM TAKING MY LIFE INTO MY OWN HANDS LIVING MY DREAMS AND TAKING THE CHANCE WALKING MY TALK AND MAKING ROMANCE LIVING MY LIFE TODAY NOW I SEE DIFFERENT SHADES OF ME THE WRITINGS ON THE WALL I'M NOT ALONE AND NOT SO INSECURE I'M THE ONE WHO'S KEEPING SCORE [CHORUS]