At first I was afraid, I was petrified Keep 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 now 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 Should have changed that stupid lock Should have made you leave your key If I'd've known for just one second you'd 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 I crumble? Did you think I'd lay and die? Oh, no, that I, I will survive For as long as I know how to love I know I'm still alive I've got all my life to live I've got all my love to give and I'll survive I will survive It took all the strength I had not to fall apart Kept trying hard to mend the piece of my broken heart And I spent all 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 feel like dropping in and just expect me to be free 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 hurt me with goodbye You think I crumble? You think I'd lay down and die? Oh no, that I, I will survive For as long as I know how to love I know I'm still 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