Why'd you raise a girl who plays with fire And speaks her mind? All the other kids come crying every time Why'd you raise me to love so hard When you know I have a baby heart? All the guys I love, they leave, and I say it's fine And at 16 years I made it clear That we were not alike But now I'm 26 and it hits A little different with time There's a struggle feeling lately You call My love are you staying alive? My love are you staying alive? If I told you would you hate me? Don't cry My love are you staying alive? My love are you staying alive? Why'd you raise me to change the world When the whole thing hurts to touch? I don't know how I'm supposed to help And your entire life you lived a lie Till the whole thing was too much Then you saved the world by just saving yourself You said I'll save the world If I can just save myself So I call you from the city Hey mom My love are you staying alive? My love are you staying alive? I don't know, sometimes it hits me so hard Like why am I staying alive? It hurts just to try and survive Dad said that I was always like you I said that hes a blind dude I fight like how you taught me And I fight you Dad said that I was always like you Well haven't I surprised you? Mama does it all remind you? Cause every time I find you I see myself in ways I never try to You say I'm gonna be a big star But I hope I'm just like you yeah you know I'm still your baby Hey mom My love are you staying alive? My love are you staying alive? If I told you would you save me? No hun My love are you staying alive? I promise you're gonna be fine I promise you're gonne be I promise you're gonna be fine My love are you staying alive I promise you're gonna be fine I promise you're gonna be I promise you're gonna be fine I promise you're gonna be