Lyrics to The Gift of Life

We were young

We were restless

We were reaching for the stars

We had passion and we burned down the nights.

Just a high school

Prince and princess

We'd build castles in the sky

When you're so much in love there is no wrong or right.

We weren't ready

For a child in our lives

We weren't ready then,

We were children ourselves.

But it still hurts inside.

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

I hope your still in labor

And can hear my prayers somehow.

So that when I'm older

There will be no doubts

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

You'd be 16 now and counting

You'd have lovers of your own

And I'd be staying up

Just for you to come home.

When the gift of life is taken

Can it ever be returned?

Or are you waiting in

The wings of my soul?

Oh, we weren't ready

For a child in our lives.

We weren't ready then,

We were children ourselves,

But I know our choice was right.

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

I hope your still in labor

And can hear my prayers somehow.

So that when I'm older

There will be no doubts

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

You've got to make your choices

It's got to be your choice

It's a life

It's the gift of life (It's the gift of life)

You've got to make your choices

Some of them will hurt

But you know it's right inside

That's the gift of life.

Well now I'm ready

I need someone to hold

My hands are empty

And I'm reaching for you

When I'm all alone.

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

I hope your still in labor

And can hear my prayers somehow.

So that when I'm older

There will be no doubts

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

I hope you're still up in heaven

'Cause I need you now.

The gift of life is precious

I wanna give it back somehow.

You've got to make your choices

It's got to be your choice

It's a life

It's the gift of life (It's the gift of life)

You've got to make your choices

Some of them will hurt

But you know it's right inside

That's the gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

The gift of life.

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