No, I'm Not Dying

No, I'm Not Dying

It was the end of the 90s and I was just starting out

A drunk young man with a dream and a guitar

I met my first true love and she loved me back

She thought I was a rock star

And then she left me, I went back to the pub

A drunk young man with a dream and a guitar

But I didn't give up, no, I didn't give in

I made some music with my friends at the bar

Then I grew older, I got a bit taller

I traded my guitar for a computer

It turned out pretty good, I met a nice lady

She said, "You're alright, but you look like a loser"

But when I'm dead and gone, I want the world to know

We had a lot of fun, and the music was loud

I was never too high, I was never too low

I was just hanging around

When they lay me in the ground

Put a label on my chest

Say, "Here, we tried our best

And, no, I'm not dying"

I know my doctors say that I need to relax

That my lifestyle is giving me stress

They say I shouldn't smoke, I should walk more, eat less

But, honestly, I think they're mistaken

I'm feeling alright, I'm feeling quite fine

I'm in the prime of my life, and my skin is glowing

My hair, well, it's thinning, but it's definitely growing

I'm in my best shape, and I know what I'm worth

When I was twenty-eight, I had a big scare

They told me my brain was malfunctioning

My heart was not beating, my liver was leaking

I thought, "Man, that's the end, I'm definitely toast"

But I got pretty good, I even got better

I guess I'm just built like a sturdy old truck

I've had a couple of dents, some scratches and vents

But I still got the guts and I've still got the luck

But when I'm dead and gone, I want the world to know

We had a lot of fun, and the music was loud

I was never too high, I was never too low

I was just hanging around

When they lay me in the ground

Put a label on my chest

Say, "Here, we tried our best

And, no, I'm not dying"