(This is dedicated to my girls)      At first I was afraid, I was petrified   Kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side   Then I spent so many nights Just 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 had known for just one second you'd be back to bother me      Go on now go, walk out the door   Just turn around now   'Coz you're not welcome anymore   Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes?   you think I'd crumble?   you think I'd lay down and die?   Oh no not I, I will survive   For as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive   I've got all my life to live   And I've got all my love to give   I'll survive   I will survive   Hey hey      (I, I will survive)   Hey hey   (I, I will survive)   Every day   (I, I will survive)   Oh yeah      It took all the strength I had not to fall apart   Just 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 savin' all my lovin' for someone who's lovin' me      Go on now, go walk out the door   Just turn around now   You're not welcome anymore   Weren't you the one who tried to break me with goodbyes?   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   And I've got all my love to give   I'll survive   I will survive   Hey hey      Go now, go walk out the door   Just turn around now   'Coz 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   And I've got all my love to give   I'll survive   I will survive   I will survive