I Survive

People tell me that I'm not as strong as I used to be

If they don't see me around, you know, they think there's something wrong with me

But I've been working hard

Just to give myself a start

And so many times, I put my head in my hands and pray

Don't you know that I survive well enough to stay alive?

But I never want to live through this again

Nothing ever goes the way you want it to all the time

If you got nothing, there's nothing to lose, so I don't look behind

And I'll soldier on

Just as long as I'm fit to fight

I got a chip on my shoulder that won't let me lay down and die

I survive well enough to stay alive

But I never want to live through this again, oh no

Day and night, always working overtime

I'd give anything for just a little love

I can't lay down and die (Lay down and die)

Gonna reach for the sky

I survive well enough to stay alive

But I never, never ever want to go through this again

Day and night, always working overtime

I'd give anything for just a little love, oh

I survive well enough to stay alive

But I never, never ever want to go through this again

(I survive) I survive

(I survive) I really mean it, baby

I've been walking, praying, looking for some love

I survive