I Will Survive
Cam Clarke Lyrics

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Initially, I was scared and paralyzed

Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side
Believed that it was impossible to survive without your presence

But then I spent so many nights thinking how you done me wrong
But then I ruminated on how you badly treated me

And I grew strong,
Consequently, I gained strength

And I learned how to get along
Acquired the ability to survive without you

And so you're back from outer space
Now you've returned like an alien from outer space

I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face
I walked in to see you with a mournful expression on your face

I should have changed my stupid lock
I should have replaced my lock that lets you walk in at will

I should have made you leave your key
I should have forced you to surrender your key

If I had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me
If I had known that you would come back to trouble me

Go on now go, walk out the door
Please leave now and never come back

Just turn around now,
Don't even face me now

'Cause you're not welcome anymore
You're no longer welcome here

Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
You were the one who wanted to hurt me with your goodbye

Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you believe I would fall apart?

Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Did you think I would succumb and die?

Oh no, not I
No, not me

I will survive
I will live through this

As long as I know how to love I know I'll stay alive
My survival depends on my ability to love

I've got all my life to live
I have a long life ahead of me

And I've got all my love to give
I have so much love to give

I will survive,
I will overcome this hardship

Now it took all the strength I had not to fall apart
It took all the energy I had not to break down

Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
I worked diligently to fix my broken heart

And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for myself
I spent numerous nights feeling sorry for myself

I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high
I used to cry, but now I'm proud of myself

And you see me, somebody new
You see me as a completely different person

I'm not that chained up little person still in love with you
I'm not that imprisoned person who is still in love with you

And so you felt like dropping in
You felt like coming in

And just expect me to be free
And expect me to be available

Well now I'm saving all my loving for someone who's loving me
But now I'm reserving all my affection for someone who returns it

Don't turn around now,
Don't even look back now

'Cause you ain't welcome here no more
Because you're not welcome anymore

Oh, as long as I know how to love I know I'm alive
As long as I can love, I know that I exist

I got all my life to live
I have a long time to live

And I got all my love to give
And I have a lot of love to offer

I will...
I will overcome

I, I will survive
I know I will overcome this hardship

Now it took all the strength I had not to fall apart
It took all my energy not to break down

Kept trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
I worked tirelessly to fix my broken heart

I spent oh so many nights feeling sorry for myself
I spent numerous nights feeling sorry for myself

I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high
I used to cry, but now I'm proud of myself

And you see me, somebody new
You see me as a different person

I'm not that chained little person still in love with you
I'm not that captive person who is still in love with you