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'd 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'll 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   But 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 break 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'll 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, oh      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 break 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'll 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, I will survive