Keeps Me Alive
作词 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd
作曲 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd
Way back in Alabama where the dirt roads
Cut through the woods
And when it rains
You can smell the steam off the grass
Even dew on the hood
Of my paw paw's 1985 Chevrolet Silverado
I must have been about six
Life was so easy back in the sticks
16 year old mother fought for the life
She wanted for her son
Lookin' for love in the world of rock
And roll is where it begun
It was Alabama, Ted Nugent
Alice Cooper, Randy Travis
Aerosmith kept my stepdaddy on the road
And life, it was madness
******* and alcohol
Filled up the house party to be frank
It wasn't too long before I tried it myself
And then started to drink
School became boring
And doing my homework became rollin' joints
Now I'm sixteen like my mama was
When she had a little boy
Can't imagine it now as I look back
'Cause I got three kids of my own
And I respect what she went through
To pay for food and clothes
And her home
'Cause it ain't what she did
It's what she didn't do for me
That brought me to this moment
And made me who I am on this recording
And this is my story (This is my story)
This is my glory
This is what keeps me alive
This is me flying
This is me trying
This is what keeps me alive
20 years old in the streets
And I'm rollin' with gangsters now
Hip-hop is takin' over me, my language
My clothes, my lifestyle
Antioch, Tennessee
Put me through the school of hard knocks
And I carry that attitude with me to this day
More or not
And I'm young and hot-headed
Always running from police and skateboardin'
Graffiti, loiterin'
I sorta got my peace from the chaos
Was no "mother-may-I's," surrounded by have-nots
And maybe some day I's well
I was against the grain
Even when I was growin' wheat
Got back into rock and roll
And then got into poetry
Started expressin' everything
I could through the medium of pen and pad
Playin' instrumentals off a tape
And then over-dubbin' what I had
It was everything, because I had nothin'
And man that was alright, 'cause now I had somethin'
Little did I know that would be the hardest thing to do
God ever put before me
So I took a look at what I've been through
And I made it my glory, and this is
This is my story
This is my glory
This is what keeps me alive
This is me flying
This is me trying
This is what keeps me alive
It's a 2 AM bus 'craw
From me at the parkin' lot of Wal-Mart
Leavin' Nashville, Tennessee for a nationwide tour
My bags are all packed
And I'm loadin' my truck to go meet the crew
And I'm excited to get on the road
Already one foot out the door
Turn around and it's my daughter, she's cryin'
'Cause daddy is leavin'
Knows that I'll be gone for months
And it hurts and I hate to see it
Kneel down and tell her
Look, baby, I promise I'll call you everyday
And daddy will sing you prayers
From everywhere that we go play
But that's not enough
And it's breakin' my heart in two
Just knowin' I can't stay
Not even to see it through
And that I can't tuck her in
To say goodbye with a grin
Now she's bein' left behind
This is me all over again, man
I picked her up in my arms and held her tight
And said, Hey you know what
Daddy used to be just like you
When I would walk up to the bus
And I'd do anything in the world for you
So chase your dreams
One day you'll use everything you've been through
To be anything, baby girl
This is my story (This is my story)
This is my glory
This is what keeps me alive
This is me flying
This is me trying
This is what keeps me alive
Keeps Me AliveLRC歌词
[00:00.000] 作词 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd
[00:01.000] 作曲 : Michael Atha/Wynonna Judd
[00:13.69]Way back in Alabama where the dirt roads
[00:15.84]Cut through the woods
[00:16.84]And when it rains
[00:17.68]You can smell the steam off the grass
[00:19.18]Even dew on the hood
[00:20.31]Of my paw paw's 1985 Chevrolet Silverado
[00:23.25]I must have been about six
[00:25.38]Life was so easy back in the sticks
[00:27.70]16 year old mother fought for the life
[00:29.78]She wanted for her son
[00:30.89]Lookin' for love in the world of rock
[00:32.91]And roll is where it begun
[00:34.44]It was Alabama, Ted Nugent
[00:36.18]Alice Cooper, Randy Travis
[00:37.83]Aerosmith kept my stepdaddy on the road
[00:40.02]And life, it was madness
[00:41.36]******* and alcohol
[00:42.58]Filled up the house party to be frank
[00:44.67]It wasn't too long before I tried it myself
[00:46.96]And then started to drink
[00:48.21]School became boring
[00:49.48]And doing my homework became rollin' joints
[00:51.84]Now I'm sixteen like my mama was
[00:53.56]When she had a little boy
[00:55.16]Can't imagine it now as I look back
[00:57.44]'Cause I got three kids of my own
[00:58.97]And I respect what she went through
[01:00.49]To pay for food and clothes
[01:01.92]And her home
[01:02.88]'Cause it ain't what she did
[01:04.15]It's what she didn't do for me
[01:05.65]That brought me to this moment
[01:06.94]And made me who I am on this recording
[01:09.03]And this is my story (This is my story)
[01:12.83]This is my glory
[01:16.01]This is what keeps me alive
[01:22.16]This is me flying
[01:26.69]This is me trying
[01:29.98]This is what keeps me alive
[01:35.84]20 years old in the streets
[01:38.28]And I'm rollin' with gangsters now
[01:40.26]Hip-hop is takin' over me, my language
[01:42.51]My clothes, my lifestyle
[01:44.08]Antioch, Tennessee
[01:45.62]Put me through the school of hard knocks
[01:47.45]And I carry that attitude with me to this day
[01:50.03]More or not
[01:51.03]And I'm young and hot-headed
[01:52.55]Always running from police and skateboardin'
[01:54.97]Graffiti, loiterin'
[01:56.09]I sorta got my peace from the chaos
[01:58.45]Was no "mother-may-I's," surrounded by have-nots
[02:02.10]And maybe some day I's well
[02:04.06]I was against the grain
[02:05.48]Even when I was growin' wheat
[02:07.11]Got back into rock and roll
[02:08.75]And then got into poetry
[02:10.49]Started expressin' everything
[02:12.11]I could through the medium of pen and pad
[02:14.37]Playin' instrumentals off a tape
[02:16.18]And then over-dubbin' what I had
[02:17.96]It was everything, because I had nothin'
[02:20.58]And man that was alright, 'cause now I had somethin'
[02:24.49]Little did I know that would be the hardest thing to do
[02:27.13]God ever put before me
[02:28.50]So I took a look at what I've been through
[02:30.75]And I made it my glory, and this is
[02:32.74]This is my story
[02:35.81]This is my glory
[02:39.16]This is what keeps me alive
[02:44.83]This is me flying
[02:49.71]This is me trying
[02:53.07]This is what keeps me alive
[02:59.07]It's a 2 AM bus 'craw
[03:01.07]From me at the parkin' lot of Wal-Mart
[03:03.23]Leavin' Nashville, Tennessee for a nationwide tour
[03:06.46]My bags are all packed
[03:07.86]And I'm loadin' my truck to go meet the crew
[03:10.05]And I'm excited to get on the road
[03:11.78]Already one foot out the door
[03:13.58]Turn around and it's my daughter, she's cryin'
[03:15.88]'Cause daddy is leavin'
[03:17.11]Knows that I'll be gone for months
[03:18.72]And it hurts and I hate to see it
[03:20.65]Kneel down and tell her
[03:21.81]Look, baby, I promise I'll call you everyday
[03:24.16]And daddy will sing you prayers
[03:25.82]From everywhere that we go play
[03:27.48]But that's not enough
[03:28.64]And it's breakin' my heart in two
[03:30.10]Just knowin' I can't stay
[03:31.76]Not even to see it through
[03:33.56]And that I can't tuck her in
[03:35.33]To say goodbye with a grin
[03:37.23]Now she's bein' left behind
[03:38.92]This is me all over again, man
[03:41.31]I picked her up in my arms and held her tight
[03:43.57]And said, Hey you know what
[03:44.89]Daddy used to be just like you
[03:46.59]When I would walk up to the bus
[03:48.34]And I'd do anything in the world for you
[03:50.54]So chase your dreams
[03:51.84]One day you'll use everything you've been through
[03:53.82]To be anything, baby girl
[03:55.49]This is my story (This is my story)
[03:58.42]This is my glory
[04:02.27]This is what keeps me alive
[04:08.42]This is me flying
[04:12.83]This is me trying
[04:16.16]This is what keeps me alive
