I Will Survive
Safire Lyrics

At first I was afraid
I was scared and nervous

I was petrified
I was extremely frightened

Kept thinking I could never
I believed that it was impossible

Live without you by my side
To exist in this world without you

But then I spent so many nights
I spent numerous nights

Thinkin how you did me wrong
Reflecting on the ways you mistreated me

And I grew strong and
I became tougher and more resilient, and

I learned how to get along
I discovered how to cope with life alone

And so you're back from outer space
Now you've returned from being away

I just walked in to find you here
Upon entering, I discovered you present

With that sad look upon your face
Due to the expression on your face that is melancholic

I should have changed that stupid lock
I should have replaced the lock which was not wise

I should have made you leave your key
I ought to have ensured that you surrendered your key

If I'd have known for just one second
Even if I had been informed for a moment

You'd be back to bother me
That you would return to trouble me

Go on now, go, walk out the door
You are now free to leave and should exit through the door

Just turn around now
Simply face the other direction now

Cause you're not welcome anymore
You are no longer invited to return

Weren't you the one who tried
Weren't you the person who attempted

To hurt me with goodbye
To inflict pain by leaving

Did you think I'd crumble
Did you expect me to break down

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

Oh no, not I, I will survive
No, I refuse to succumb; I will endure

Oh, as long as I know how to love
As long as I am aware of how to express love

I know I'll stay alive
I am aware that I will continue to exist

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

I've got all my love to give
I have a lot of love left to offer

And I'll survive, I will survive
And I will prevail, I will persevere

Hey hey
Hey hey

It took all the strength
It required all the power

I had not to fall apart
I possessed not to come apart

Kept trying hard to mend
I attempted rigorously to fix

The pieces of my broken heart
The parts of my shattered heart

And I spent, oh, so many nights
I spent countless nights

Just feeling sorry for myself
Just pitying myself

I used to cry but now
I used to weep, but now

I hold my head up high
I am proud and confident

And you see me, somebody new
You perceive me as someone different

I'm not that chained up
I am no longer enslaved

Little person still in love with you
Person who is still in love with you

And so you felt like dropping in
And so you had the urge to visit

And just expect me to be free
And anticipated that I would be unoccupied

Now I'm saving all my loving
Now I am reserving all my affection

For someone who's loving me
For a person who is fond of me