The Gift of Life lyrics

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 ourselves,

but it still hurts inside.

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'd be sixteen 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.

• Artist:Desmond Child
• Album:Discipline (1991)