The Gift of Life

We were young, we were restless
We were reachin' for the stars
We had passion and we burned down the night
Just a high school prince and princess
We built 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 ourselvеs
But it still hurts inside

I hope you're still up in hеaven
'Cause I need you now
I hope you're still a little angel
And can hear my prayers somehow
Someday 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 countin'
You'd have lovers of your own
And I'd be stayin' up just for you to come home
When the gift of life is taken
Can it ever be returned?
Or are you waitin' 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 you're still a little angel
And can hear my prayers somehow
Someday when I'm older
There will be no doubts
I hope you're still up in heaven
'Cause I need you now

You've gotta make your choices
It's gotta be your choice
It's our God-given right
(It's the gift of life)
It's the gift of life to make your choices
Some of them will hurt
But you know what'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 reachin' for you
When I'm all alone

I hope you're still up in heaven
'Cause I need you now
I hope you're still a little angel
And can hear my prayers somehow
Someday 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 gotta make your choices
It's gotta be your choice
It's our God-given right
It's the gift of life to make your choices
Some of them will hurt
But you know what's right inside
That's the gift of life

The gift of life
(Sing it loud)
The gift of life
The gift of life
The gift of life
The gift of life
The gift of life
(No, no, no)
(Say no, no, no, no)
The gift of life
The gift of life
(Everybody sing now)
The gift of life
The gift of life
(God-given, God-given, God-given gift of life)
The gift of life
The gift of life
It's the gift of life