1 2 3 4 5 Can't you tell that I'm alive? My writing's bad but here's my letter I'll let you know I want to make it better 5 6 7 8 9 It's a crime, it's a crime My talking's bad but listen hard I feel alone when you put up your guard 6 7 8 9 10 Can't we just begin again? My luck was bad, can we go back If I make up for all I lack? 3 4 5 6 7 8 It ain't so hard to get it straight My life was bad, but it was living Now you've just got to come and be forgiving If I get to 10, I won't count again A long time listening to the phone call ring I'm almost at 9, I'm almost out of time And there's a lot of places that I've never been 1 2 3 4 5 Can't you tell that I'm alive? My writing's bad but here's my letter I'll let you know I want to make it better 5 6 7 8 9 It's a crime, it's a crime My talking's bad but listen hard I feel alone when you put up your guard 6 7 8 9 10 Can't we just begin again? My luck was bad, can we go back If I make up for all I lack? 3 4 5 6 7 8 It ain't so hard to get it straight My life was bad, but it was living Now you've just got to come and be forgiving If I get to 10, I won't count again A long time listening to the phone call ring I'm almost at 9, I'm almost out of time And there's a lot of places that I've never been There's a lot of places that I've never been There's a lot of places that I've never been There's a lot of places that I've never been There's a lot of places that I've never been