I Will Survive

I've had a life of pain and sorrow,

But I will still be here tomorrow

I will survive, I will survive.

And nothing's gonna stop me knowing

That love is real, it keeps me going.

I will survive, I will survive.

When the children are hungry I weep for them,

I wanna hold them tight.

When the shadows grow longer and the cold moves in

I turn up my collar and walk into the night.

Come to me my little boy,

You have given me life's greatest joy.

I will survive, I will survive.

This road before us winds beyond the glade

Some fall dancing the the slow parade

I will survive, I will survive.

As the season go by in my father's world

My eyes grow dim

I will trust not in the things I see

But bow my heart and lift my hands to him.

Temptation beckons or befalls me,

Fear and indecision stalls me.

I will survive, I will survive.

Illusion shines like diamonds glistening,

My father's watching, he is listening

I will survive, I will survive.

If you see me walking slowly like a man who's blind

If you speak and I do not look up

Then you must forgive me but I've got heaven on my mind.

Though my days ahead are numbered,

My life is rich, I have not slumbered

I will survive, I will survive.

Some hearts are pierced by love long lost

Let my heart be pierced by the cross

I will survive, I will survive.

Friends may come and friends may go

But enemies stay for the late show.

I will survive, I will survive.

Friendships fail and love's elusive

Life goes quickly, time's abusive.

I will survive, I will survive.