i see a man and he's waiting by the pay phone to make his call to a girl only know this cause I asked him is she alone is she happy is she overseas doing business he didn't care he doesn't know her he was randomly calling over asking if she's alive i mean really alive i have a friend who's a poet and an artist he spends his time writing songs, reading books no need for the rat race he doesn't care about his hair just his woman no need for a headache we'll have a laugh, have a smoke discuss his marketability as the last great hope i say man he's alive he's alive you don't know how much time you have left here, so spend it you don't know how much time you have left here, so spend it (come alive) you don't know how much time you have left here come alive come alive wherever, whoever you are come alive