I'm flipping up my collar 'cause the wind is getting chilly
And I guess I should be thankful that I'm not in New York City
I'm spending every day on love and respect
'Cause karma can be a bitch when she's breathing down your neck
There's a man on the corner with a sign that says smile
I toss him some change and stand there for a while
I pull out a smoke, ask for a light, he turns to me with eyes so bright
He says "Each day I know a little bit less than what I thought I knew the day before."

Each day I feel more alive and each day I survive
For every day I wanted to die, I just cast aside
Each day I feel more alive and each day I survive
For every day I wanted to die, I just cast aside
'Cause I don't know where I'd rather be but right here

See I've spent way too long parking my ship on top of rocks
Full speed ahead set to ram the docks
Now I'm knee deep in a pile of my own mess
I don't know where to go for my soul to get some good rest
Now I just stand watching people I don't know
Wondering whether they come or they go
I suppose it all depends in which stream they flow
Whether they know who they are or just who they know
And every day I pose the question as often as I can
"Am I a tough guy, or a strong man?"

Each day I feel more alive and each day I survive
For every day I wanted to die, I just cast aside
Each day I feel more alive and each day I survive
For every day I wanted to die, I just cast aside
'Cause I don't know where I'd rather be but right here

Flashback to the words that my mama made me swallow
"I hope your life's a struggle till you less your fears go"
From the hell that I've seen to the heaven that'll follow
I'm gonna journey through the fire till my bones are hollow
And I know in my soul that I got a long way to go
'Till my feet take root and my wings start to grow
In the meantime I'm gonna reap what I sow
With a smile on my face 'cause it's all I know

Each day I feel more alive and each day I survive
For every day I wanted to die, I just cast aside
Each day I feel more alive and each day I survive
For every day I wanted to die, I just cast aside
'Cause I don't know where I'd rather be but right here