She told herself it's what she wanted Must have been late July, early August She looked up the number and called it Didn't tell no one, they just tried to stop it She drove all the way to the clinic downtown Then she either got brave or chickened out I had a near-death, a near-death experience Before I was born I made it out by the skin of my teeth and a break in the storm She said she was sure I'd be better off Cause I needed things she just couldn't provide But here I am against whatever odds Speculating why she changed her mind Maybe it was her, maybe it was God All I know is I'm glad to be alive My life hasn't been perfect She cries sometimes, says you don't deserve this And I know it hurts us both when I'm hurting But she made a choice and neither one of us would reverse it I had a near-death, a near-death experience Before I was born I made it out by the skin of my teeth and a break in the storm She said she was sure I'd be better off Cause I needed things she just couldn't provide But here I am against whatever odds Speculating why she changed her mind Maybe it was her, maybe it was God All I know is I'm glad to be alive And that choice wasn't mine But I can tell you what I'd want Cause a hard life or no life Ain't really a choice at all I had a near-death, a near-death experience Before I was born Before I was born