Back in the days of the 33 and 45   First time I remember feelin' alive   Playin' like a'ringin' a bell 'n' I learned it off the radio   Sure it was only mama's broom but I was strummin' like a fool   A true believer till the day I die   If you'd a plugged me in, in front of all my friends   I would'a set the livin' room on fire      I was alive   Alive 'n' Kickin'   Like a time bomb tickin'   Headed for the Hullaballoo   There were no big gigs in sight   No bright white-hot spotlight   But everybody knew that I was Alive 'n' Kickin'      Got in a battle of the bands when I stole my big brother's guitar   Let me tell you, that'll never get you far   2000 Overnights later 'n' I'm still not on the radio      Got a new Best Friend   He was more than Sittin' In   'N' we were makin' our mark on the road   Our regalia'd hit Full Sail   'N' we were trapped into the Mother Lode      We was alive   Alive 'n' Kickin'   Like a time-bomb tickin'   On the cover of the Rollin' Stone   As far as we could see   It was the way it was meant to be   The whole world knew that we was   Alive 'n' Kickin'      It's been miles 'n' miles   Still Alive   And pickin'      Now I'm in the daze of the downloadin' digital fights   Bit by bit, byte by byte   But everybody says it's music 'cause they hear it on the radio      'N' when I hit the stage I'm gonna rattle your cage   I still remember how to howl at the moon   And I can carry the load whether I'm on the road   Or jus' appearing in my living room      'Cause I am alive   Alive 'n' Kickin'   Like a time-bomb tickin'   This boy's ready to blow      Don't need to tell you why   I'm gonna love to do it 'til the day I die   Everybody's gonna know that I   Am Alive 'n' Kickin'      We been rockin' since '73   And just between you 'n' me   You better believe that we   Are alive   Alive 'n' Kickin'