On the first summer day I think I was twelve We went to the forest with dad Laughing and playing But there was this feeling Like there's something there waiting for me Behind every tree, just waiting for me I realized, oh I realized I was alive The whole world was mine to take For the very first time - I was alive There's a line in the palm of my hand Summer and life just began Days turn to years all too fast And with all that has passed It still feels like a child's game to me The battles I win and the battles I lose All leave scars And wiser I carry on I scale each wall in my way The pain when I fall helps me realize, oh I realize I am alive The whole world is mine to take No longer a child - I am alive My hunger for life's the same The memory of summer remains Long ago a dear old friend brought a gift of bottled suns It was dandelion wine And every time I open one I smile It brings the summer back I am alive The whole world is mine to take For the very first time - I am alive There's a line in the palm of my hand Bring summer to life again