Time of Dying

This song is about trying to get through tough times, in either mental or physical anguish ("on the ground I lay, motionless in pain, I can see my life flashing before my eyes") and looking back on how he made horrible mistakes and how it almost pushed him over the edge ("was it all too much or just not enough?"). But with the special person in his life, he can make it through everything and change his ways ("I will not die, I'll wait here for you. I will survive when you're beside me").