You gave me reason to be living You gave me reason to be glad You gave me reason to believe When you turned around to leave I'd lost the only friend I had You gave no warning of deception You gave no signs that I could see You built me up till I could stand So you could quietly take a hand And knock the legs from under me You push a good man down You push a good man around You keep a good man guessing With false impressions You can knock him down You can leave him lying on shaky ground But baby you will never Never keep a good man down But you gave me reason to be You gave me 'cause to carry on So all the lies that you disguise All the elements of surprise Ain't gonna keep me down for long You push a good man down You push a good man around You keep a good man guessing With false impressions You can knock him down You can leave him lying on shaky ground But baby you will never Never keep a good man down