I doubt this is it -- it's by a contemporary group called the Blake Babies:

Until I Almost Died
Blake Babies

I never knew the color of your eyes
 I never cared because I was so high
All the money's gone, but I can sing a song
And I never thought I had a pretty voice until I almost died
I never told you what I really felt
I didn't think I deserved to ask for your help
But you never left my dreams
And to sleep was peace
When my body gave out it was so, so weak
Until I almost died
Keep the violins away
That was yesterday
 Seeing a reason in a heavy hand to keep me awake
A slap or a break
The kind of love that becomes hate
Now little things don't mean a lot
And mistakes I can forget
 I can start again
I never could, until I almost died