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, oh, I'm still alive
Hey, I, I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey I, oh, 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...
I, I'm still alive
Hey I, but, I'm still alive
Hey I, boy, I'm still alive
Hey I, I, I, I'm still alive, yeah
Ooh yeah...yeah yeah yeah...oh...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...
I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey I, oh, I'm still alive
Hey I, but, I'm still alive
Yeah I, ooh, I'm still alive
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
Little patience, yeah
Need a little patience, yeah
Just a little patience, yeah
Some more patience, yeah
I've been walking the streets at night
Just trying to get it right (Need some patience, yeah)
It's hard to see with so many around
You know, I don't like being stuck in the crowd (Could use some patience, yeah)
And the streets don't change but, baby, the names
I ain't got time for the game (Gotta have some patience, yeah)
'Cause I need you, yeah
Yeah, but I need you (All it takes is patience, yeah)
Oh, I need you (Just a little patience)
Oh, I need you (Is all you need)
Oh, this time