Because You Lived

Because you lived I have smiled a little more And I've learned to laugh much louder than I should Because you lived I know when to ask for more For more stories, time, and tea, to want to learn what I don't know Because you lived, I know what living means Because you lived I learned early on that when it comes to dogs Bigger's always better, and they're family just like us And something else, life will try to tear you down But if you keep on getting up then love will find its way around Because you lived, I learned it's okay to cry And missing ones you love is just another part of life And one more thing, if there's ever any doubt Tell everyone you love exactly how you feel about them Because you lived I'll never give up hoping World peace will be a goal and I won't treat it as a pipe dream And I will skip in every single capital across this goddamn world That I visit in my life, oh, just to say I did Because you lived, I learned how to live