I Will Survive
Billy Jo Spears Lyrics

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Initially, I was consumed by fear and could not move forward

Kept thinking I could never live
My belief system made me feel like I couldn't move on without you

Without you by my side
Your presence in my life was my comfort and I cannot envision my life without you

But then I spent so many nights
Over a period of time, I started thinking and analyzing

Thinking how you did me wrong
I realized and acknowledged the wrongdoings you did against me

And I grew strong
Eventually, I became stronger

And I learned how to get along
I discovered how to live my life without you and get along

And so you're back from outer space
I learned that you're back in my life again after a long time

I just walked in to find you here
I came back to a location to find you there

With that sad look upon your face
Your face expressed sadness and despair

I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have changed the lock and kept you away from me

I should have made you leave your key
I should have asked you to return your keys

If I had known for just one second
If I had even the slightest idea

You'd be back to bother me
You'll come back to hurt me again

Go on, now go walk out the door
Just go away and walk out of my life

Just turn around now
Face the other direction and leave

'Cause you're not welcome anymore
You are not welcomed back into my life

Weren't you the one who tried
You were the one who initiated

To hurt me with goodbye
To hurt my feelings by saying goodbye

Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I would break in to pieces?

Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Did you think I would give up and accept defeat?

Oh no, not I, I will survive
No, I won't give up, I will make through this difficult time and overcome

As long as I know how to love
Having the knowledge and understanding of unconditional love gives me hope and strength

I know I'll stay alive
I know I will survive this and come out stronger

I've got all my life to live
I have a lot to live for and experience

I've got all my love to give
I have a lot of love to give and share with someone

And I'll survive, I will survive
I have overcome and I will make it through this tough time

(Hey, hey)

It took all the strength I had
It required all the energy and strength I possessed

Not to fall apart
To keep myself from breaking down completely

Kept trying hard to mend
I kept trying hard to recover from the emotional trauma that you've caused me

The pieces of my broken heart
My heart was shattered into pieces and I had to pick and put them back together

And I spent oh so many nights
Spent countless nights

Just feeling sorry for myself
Feeling pity, self-blame and sorrow due to the emotional wounds you've inflicted on me

I used to cry
I used to shed tears for you

But now I hold my head up high
Now, I am confident in myself and my choices

And you see me with somebody new
You witness me set free and happy with someone else

I'm not that chained up little person
I am not that vulnerable, dependent person that I used to be

Still in love with you
Still holding onto that love for you, but choosing to move forward and not allowing it to hinder my progress

And so you felt like dropping in
You felt like visiting me out of the blue

And just expect me to be free
and expected that I would not have any other obligations or commitments to attend to

But now I'm saving all my loving
But now, I am reserving all my love and affections

For someone who's loving me
For someone who loves and respects me for who I am

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