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MMC-No.: 21968
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At first I was afraid,..
I was petrified,..
kept thinkin' I could never live without you by my side.
but then I spent so many nights,..
thinkin' 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 shoulda changed that stupid lock
I should have made you leave your
key,
if I'd a' 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 and I've got all my love to give
and I'll survive,...
I will survive.....
hey, hey........

I am what I am,
I don't want praise,
I don't want pity.	
I bang my own drum,
Some think it's noise,
I think it's pretty.
And so what if I love
each feather and each spangle,
Why not try
and see things from a diffrent angel?
Your life is a sham,
'til you can shout out:
"I am what I am!"

I am what I am
and what I am needs no excuses.
I deal my own deck
sometimes the ace,
sometimes the deuces.
It's one life,
and there's no return and no deposit;
One life, so it's time
to open up your closet.
Life's not worth a damn
'til you can shout out:
I am what I am!"
I am what I am!"

Now if you feel that you can`t go on
Because all of your hope is gone
And your life is filled with confusion
And happiness is just an illusion
And your world around you is tumbeling down
Darling reach out, reach out
Reach out for me

I`ll be there
To love and hope for you
I`ll be there

Now when you`re lost and about to give up
And your love just ain`t good enough
And you feel the world has grown cold
And you just feel out on your own
When you need a hand to hold
Darling reach out, reach out
Reach out for me

I`ll be there
To love and hope for you
I`ll be there
With the love that will see you through
With the love that will see you through