Writing keeps me  alive
Words they help me cope with pain
Reflection keeps me focused and sane
Come rainy skies or sunshine bright
Under the stars bathed by moonlight
Writing keeps me alive

Writing keeps me alive
I paint pictures with words okay
It gives me colour away from the grey
My voice it died a long time ago
I scribe and tell my tales of woe
Writing keeps me alive

Writing keeps me alive
What my eyes see is sometimes sad
On the other hand a little crazy mad 
I stumble from one day to the next
Happy one minute on the hour vexed
Writing keeps me alive

Writing keeps me alive
The world around me is in disarray 
All I want to do is have my say
When I run out of ink I will die
When words they fail me it's goodbye
Writing keeps me alive

Writing keeps me alive
I am lost one day I will arrive 
Writing keeps me alive