ARETHA
I WILL
SURVIVE
At first I was afraid I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live
without
you by my side
But then I spent so many nights
thinking
how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
and so you're
back from outer space
I just walked in to find you here
with that sad
look upon your face
I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your key
If I had known for just one second
you'd be back to
bother me
Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around
now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't
you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down
and die
Oh no, not I I will survive
Oh as long as i know how to
love
I know I will stay alive
I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to
give
and I'll survive
I will survive (hey-hey)
It took all the strength I had not to fall apart
kept trying hard
to mend the pieces of my broken heart
and I spent oh
so many nights
just feeling
sorry for myself I used to cry
But now I hold my head up high
and you see me
somebody new
I'm not that chained up little person
still in love with
you and so you felt like dropping in
and just expect
me to be free
and now I'm
saving all my loving
for someone
who's loving me
Go on now go walk out the door
just turn around
now
'cause you're not welcome anymore
weren't
you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did you think I'd crumble
Did you think I'd lay down
and die
Oh no, not I I will
survive Oh as long as i know how to love
I know I will stay alive I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive
I will survive