You were heading for the coast
With a single bag of clothes
Well you hitchhiked from those Appalachian hills
Traced your name into the sand
Life wasn't as you'd planned
You fell for every prophet on the way

Oh, but you finally feel at home again
Throwing caution to the wind
You were at the start of this waiting to begin
Life is short but you still have some time
Starin' at the water line
You could see your whole life right before your eyes
Oh, you feel alive
Oh, feel alive
Oh

Never thought you'd run away
Nеver had a debt to pay
But you knew that you'd rеgret it if you'd stayed
Is there magic in these waves?
Do they have a will to save?
'Cause you've never gotten half of what you gave

Oh, but you finally feel at home again
Throwing caution to the wind
You were at the start of this just waiting to begin
Life is short but you still have some time
Starin' down the water line
You could see your whole life right before your eyes
Oh, you feel alive
Oh, feel alive
Oh, feel alive
Oh, feel alive
Oh

You had landed on the coast
With a single bag of clothes
Laid on your back and stared up to the sky

Oh, 'cause you finally feel at home again
Throwing caution to the wind
You were at the start of this waiting to begin
Life is short but you still have some time
Starin' down the water line
You could see your whole life right before your eyes
Oh, you feel alive, alive
Feel alive, alive
Feel alive, alive
Feel alive, alive