D I've built some dreams I've held them close D Celebrated perfect days D I lost the one i loved the most Now she's 6 feet of earth away A Bm I've cried til I thought I couldn't stop A Bm And I've laughed until it hurt A Bm And I've prayed in an empty parking lot A Bm And my friends were my church [Chorus 1] D Em G A Sometimes the joy can give you wings to fly D Em G A Sometimes the pain will cut your soul just like a knife D Em G A There's fear, there's faith, there's loss, there's grace Bm E I've seen it from both sides D A Bm This is what it means to be alive, alive D A Bm This is what it means to be alive [Verse 2] D I've seen the face of held to hand D Of a child without a home D A casualty of circumstance Written off and all alone A Bm I've cried for the wars that they've been through A Bm And i've walked by their side A Bm I've watched what the power of love can do A Bm And how it changes lives [Chorus 2] D Em G A Sometimes the joy can give you wings to fly D Em G A Sometimes the pain will cut your soul just like a knife D Em G A There's fear, there's faith, there's loss, there's grace Bm E I've seen it from both sides D A Bm This is what it means to be alive, alive D A Bm This is what it means to be alive D A Bm D A This is what it means, this is what it means, this is what it means to be alive, alive N.C. This is what it means, yeah D Em G A Sometimes the joy can give you wings to fly D Em G A Sometimes the pain will cut your soul just like a knife D Em G A There's fear, there's faith, there's loss, there's grace Bm E I've seen it from both sides D A Bm D A Bm This is what it means to be alive