《how do i live》的詞曲作者和演唱者是Lionel Richie和Diane Warren。以下是這首歌的部分歌詞：
Verse 1:
I'm standing on the edge of something
I don't know what it is
But I feel it in my bones
And I'm holding on for dear life
Chorus:
How do I live without you
How do I breathe without you
How do I ever face the sun
When you walk away from me
Verse 2:
I know you're not perfect
But I'm hoping that we can work through
The things that maybe we both have done wrong
But that's just what I want to find out
Chorus:
How do I live without you
How do I breathe without you
How do I ever face the sun
When you walk away from me
Bridge:
When I see you smile at someone else
It tears me up inside
Cause my heart says it's true love
But my mind says it's too good to be true
Chorus:
How do I live without you
How do I breathe without you
How do I ever face the sun
When you walk away from me
When you walk away from me (walk away from me)
How do I make it last (last)
And how do I know that it's real (it's real)
If you don't give me a sign (sign)
How do I live?
Oh yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah...oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh
Verse 3:
We don't know what tomorrow brings (tomorrow brings)
It may all come undone (all come undone)
But we've got to hold on tight (hold on tight)
And pray that our love won't end, yeah
Chorus:
How do I live without you (live without you)
How do I breathe without you (breath without you)
How do I ever face the sun (ever face the sun)
When you walk away from me (walk away from me)
Oh... oh... oh... oh...oh...oh...oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh.