No matter how much life hurts,
No matter how hard it squeezes your soul,
It grabs you by your guts
and shreds you to bits;
 
The pain is excruciating,
You wanna die, but just couldn't—
 
If it's an addiction of a kind
you would try at least to give it up;
But when you are high on life
And have been born with this malady --
        You don't wanna give up life,
        You can't just let it go!
 
You are addicted to life for life!