Glad to Be Alive - Teddy Pendergrass

Look at yourself If you had a sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself Do you still believe the rumor That romance is simply grand? Since you took it on the chin You have lost that toothpaste grin My mental state is all a jumble I sit around and sadly mumble Fools rush in, so here am I Very glad to be unhappy I can't win, but here am I More than glad to be unhappy Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad

Look at yourself If you had a sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself Do you still believe the rumor That romance is simply grand? Since you took it right on the chin You have lost that bright toothpaste grin My mental state is all a jumble I sit around and sadly mumble Fools rush in, so here I am Very glad to be unhappy I can't win, but here I am More than glad to be unhappy Unrequited love's a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy But oh, so glad

Look at yourself If you had the sense of humor You would laugh to beat the band Look at yourself Do you still believe in rumor That romance is simply grand? Since you took it right on the chin You have lost that bright Toothpaste grin My mental state is all a jumble I sit around and sadly mumble Fools rush in, so here I am Very glad to be unhappy Unrequited loves a bore And I've got it pretty bad But for someone you adore It's a pleasure to be sad Like a straying baby lamb With no mammy and no pappy I'm so unhappy but oh, so glad

I'm waking up, breathing in clean air What a day, yeah What a sunny, funny day I feel so high, I can't deny A little better than okay Nowhere to go, I shoot for stars, I'm Galileo Pack your bags and don't be late The scenery flies before my eyes Don't you dream of home, 'cause it'll have to wait It's good to be alive (na-na-na-na-na) It's good to be alive I'm happy to survive (na-na-na-na-na) So good Can't kill my la-di-da vibe Suffocate my feelin' alright Or asphyxiate my hype My bridges burned, no stone unturned It's a relations' massacre My new absolution My new lease on life has just begun today I ain't worried 'bout the fakes or the bodies in my wake Baby, I'm a firework like Pompeii It's good to be alive (na-na-na-na-na) It's good to be alive I'm happy to survive (na-na-na-na-na) So, so good The saints and angels sing "Choir of the bells chime, ring, ring, ring" I feel alive So alive It's good to be alive It's good to be alive I'm happy to survive (na-na-na-na-na) So, so good (It's good) (So good) (It's good) (So good)

Yo! (Yo) (Kay) I tried this one too You guys need to refill it now Hmm I ain't tryna to think about all my problems I'm living now, I'm living now (hey) I can't sit and worry about the future I'm living now, said I'm living now So put your hands up if you feel like having a good time Put your hands up if you got no cares at all Raise your cups if you got no work tomorrow Put your hands up if you're ready to have some fun Come on, sing it Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, it feels so good to be alive (don't it feel good? Come on) Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Said, oh it feels so good to be alive (Come on, say) from now on I'm gonna wake up every day like it's Christmas I'm gonna celebrate this life I'm given From now on (from now on) I'm gonna tell my mother every day I love her And tell her, "Thanks for being such a good mother" From now on, come on So put your hands up if you feel like having a good time Put your hands up if you got no cares at all Raise your cups if you got no work tomorrow Put your hands up if you're ready to have some fun (Come on) come on, sing it Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, it feels so good to be alive (sing it) Oh-oh oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Said, oh it feels so good to be alive Yes it does, say! It feels good, don't it? Living your life in this quick moment And you never ever think it's gonna go away But I swear I know you'll wake up one day and say, yeah I got things to do (you'll say, yeah) I got mountains to move And it ain't about how sad it could be It's about how good it should be Come on, sing It feels good, don't it? It feels good, don't it? You only got one life, live in the moment It feels good, don't it? It feels good, don't it? You only got one life, live in the moment It feels good, don't it? It feels good, don't it? You only got one life, live in the moment It feels good, don't it? It feels good, don't it? You only got one life, come on, sing it Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, it feels so good to be alive (don't it feel good, come on) (Oh, it feels) oh-oh-oh (so good), oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, it feels so good to be alive Don't it feel good? Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, it feels so good to be alive (so good, so good) (Hey!) Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Oh, it feels so good to be alive (feels so good to be alive) Come on sing it (Oh-oh-oh) it feels good, don't it? It feels good, don't it? (Oh-oh-oh-oh-oh) You only got one life, live in the moment (don't it feel good?) It feels good, don't it? (Oh, it feels so good), it feels good, don't it? (To be alive) You only got one life, live in the moment Oh-oh-oh, oh-oh-oh-oh-oh Said, oh it feels so good to be alive

When all you got are broken dreams Just need a second chance And everything you want to be Gets taken from your hands We hold on to each other All we have is all we need 'Cause one way or another We always make it you and me This life could almost kill ya When you're trying to survive It's good to be here with ya And it's good to be alive It's good to be alive I was lost, and I was gone I was almost dead inside You and me against the world It's a beautiful night It's good to be alive (It's good to be alive) (It's good to be alive) It's good to be alive It's good to be alive It's good to be alive Driving down this highway Soaking up the sun Got miles to go before we get home And the journey's just begun We hold on to each other (we hold on to each other) You are everything I need (we hold on to each other) You feel like forever You're the second chance for me Oh, whoa This life could almost kill ya When you're trying to survive It's good to be here with ya And it's good to be alive It's good to be alive I was lost, and I was gone I was almost dead inside You and me against the world It's a beautiful night It's good to be alive Oh, whoa Oh, whoa Oh, whoa (Oh, whoa) It's a beautiful night (Oh, whoa) Yeah, it's all right (Oh, whoa) It's good to be alive Na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na-na This life could almost kill ya When you're trying to survive It's good to be alive It's good to be alive (It's good to be alive) It's good to be alive It's good to be alive It's good to be alive And it's good to be alive It's good to be alive I was lost, and I was gone I was almost dead inside You and me against the world It's a beautiful night It's good to be alive (Oh, whoa) It's a beautiful night (Oh, whoa) Yeah, it's all right (Oh, whoa) It's good to be alive Despair, you come to me (to me) With your poison and your misery Oh, Death, you come to sting (to sting) With your poison and your misery Death, death, death, death Death surrounds me, singing to me softly (Death) And the shadow spreads his wings around me (Death) In the night, (Death) close your eyes, (comes), or it means to come in (or it means to come in) This is how it feels when you're bent and broken This is how it feels when your dignity's stolen (singing to me softly) (Death) In the night, (Death) close your eyes, (comes), or it means to come in (or it means to come in) I can feel the shadow creeping in my mind Don't close your eyes!

Uh, oh man I ain't seen you in a long time Boy come on in man (hey how's it going today?) Sit on down and relax yourself Shoes off I wanna listen I got a song I want you to hear Boy this thing is bad Man, man, I want you to check out this group, okay (is that right?) But hold on one second Put the needle down right here Check it out (Joy) (Joy) It's a joy Joy to be To be near you I want you here with me It's a joy Joy to be To be near you I want you here with me Lady, can't you see just how much you mean to me Get a thrill each time I'm near you I get such a rush, I crave to feel your tender touch Magic moment paradise, oh, baby Life is too damn short to let you get away I'm here to say I need your love, oh, baby There's no greater pleasure than you give to me Hear me, baby, I want you to know It's a joy Joy to be To be near you I want you here with me It's a joy (It's a joy) Joy to be To be near you I want you here with me Darling, don't you know, my heart longs to hold you so Passion burns inside my mind You're my fantasy, no other love can set me free I'm glad to know that you're all mine, mine Sailing through the night, I'll find the certain pleasures A million stars feel like the moon, so full of love Nothin' takes the place of romance since you came But all we need is you and me, baby (you and me) It's a joy Joy to be To be near you I want you here with me It's a joy Joy to be I wanna be near you I want you here with me It's a joy Joy to be To be near you I, I want you here with me It's a joy, oh, baby Joy to be To be near you I want you here with me We're meant to be and I know we can win At times I feel like a kid on a Ferris wheel You make my world go 'round and around So much to live for and I'm livin' it now Joy (Yeah) Joy (Oh yeah) Joy (James, would say) (Tell me what you like) Oh, baby Tell me what you like (Tell me what you like) (I wanna be near you) (So I can feel you) (Tell me what you like) Oh, come let me hold you Come let me squeeze you (Joy) Joy (Joy) Joy to be Come let me kiss you Oh, 'cause I miss you (It's a Joy) Joy (Joy to be) Oh, let me squeeze you Oh, let me tease you (It's a) Joy Joy to be, yeah (To be near you) Have you, baby (I want you here with me) Such a joy (It's a Joy) Oh, joy (Joy to be) Oh, joy (To be near you) Have you, baby (I want you here with me) Oh, joy (It's a Joy) Oh, joy (Joy to be) Oh, yeah (To be near you) Warm my heart, my soul (I want you here with me) My everything, I love you, baby It's a joy, oh, babe Joy to be (Glad you're here with me) To be near you Want you here with me It's a joy (It's a Joy) Oh, joy (Joy to be) Oh, joy