Breathe Again [Dennis DeYoung]

Breathe Again
Written by Dennis DeYoung
Lead Vocals by Dennis DeYoung

Dear Suzanne the worst is over
At least I pray that it's so
And though we've suffered like never before
Well I promise you I'm not letting go
'Cause the love we share
Is stronger than the cross we bear

And dear Suzanne we're gonna make it
'Cause I see the sun breakin' through
And thru it all, the one thing I've learned is
I'm a better man for just knowing you
And though we saw the planets collide
It was you who stood by my side
You see, girl you rescued me

And now I can breathe again
Breathe again 'cause of you, only you

And dear Suzanne I wanna thank you
Thank you thank you thank you
For being just who you are
You've been my lover, my wife and my friend
And the reason that I've made it this far
'Cause each time my world fell apart
It was you who opened your heart
It's true, I've loved only you

And now I can breathe again
Breathe again 'cause of you, only you

(interlude)

'cause each time my world fell apart
It was you who opened your heart
It's true, I've loved only you

And now I can breathe again
Breathe again 'cause of you, baby you

I can breathe again
Breathe again

I'm thankin' you, only you

Breathe again
Breathe again
Baby I want to thank you
Breathe again
Thank you, thank you
Breathe again
I want to thank you baby

(fading)
Breathe again
Breathe again...

Interpretation

Dennis is thanking his wife, Suzanne, for sticking him with him through many difficult times. At the time of the song's writing it is most likely a reference to the strange illness that left him fatigued and with light sensitivity, which limited his ability to tour and led to Styx moving on to touring without him in 1999.  Dennis and Suzanne started dating in high school and married in 1970.