I was fine all by myself
Didn't need nobody's help
And I thought that I was better off alone
I was living on the run
Always out to have some fun
I would wind up anywhere the wind was blowing
So it took me by surprise the day you stood in front of me
I realized that maybe I'd been wrong
As everything around me started changing I could see
There's something I'd been missing all along
You haven't lived
Until you've lived for someone else
You haven't loved
Until you've sacrificed yourself
You haven't seen
'Til you've been blinded by the light
You haven't lived
Until you've found someone
To die for
I was living in a dream
Or at least that's how it seemed
I had everything that I could ever want
But life will give and take
It took my love away
And my entire world came tumbling down
Lying face down on the ground
I learned the greatest thing once more
Being carried by the friends that I hold dear
You'll survive no matter what you loose or how hard you may fall
If someone's there to see you through the tears
And you haven't lived
Until you've lived for someone else
You haven't loved
Until you've sacrificed yourself
You haven't seen
'Til you've been blinded by the light
You haven't lived
Until you've found someone
To die for
And as the years go by
There are times when I forget
And now I've been reminded of this lesson once again
When I see my baby smile
And feel her tiny hands in mine
You haven't lived
Until you've lived for someone else
You haven't loved
Until you've sacrificed yourself
You haven't seen
'Til you've been blinded by the light
You haven't lived
Until you've found someone
To live for
Oh, hmm