Larry Norman - I Will Survive lyrics

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