Chantay Savage: "I Will Survive" (1996)

"I Will Survive" is a song first performed by Gloria Gaynor, released in October 1978. It was written by Freddie Perren and Dino Fekaris.

A top-selling song after its initial release, it has remained a popular disco anthem, certified as double platinum by the RIAA.

The song's lyrics describe the narrator's discovery of personal strength following an initially devastating breakup, delivered with increasing confidence and backed by a stirring instrumental accompaniment.

It is one of the most famous disco songs of all time and remains Gaynor's biggest hit. It received heavy airplay in 1979, reaching number one on the Billboard Hot 100 and in the UK on consecutive days.


- Lyrics:

Oh I , I will survive
As long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
Cuz I've got all
All my life to live
And I've got so much love to give
I'll survive, I'll survive
I will, I will survive
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye

I was afraid, I was petrified
Thinking I could never live without you by my side
And I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did me wrong
But I grew strong
I learned how to get along

So you're back from outer space
I know I'm damned to find ya hear
With that sad look upon your face
I shoulda changed all the locks
I shoulda made you leave your key
If I'da known for one second you'd be back to bother me

1 - Oh now go
Walk out the door
Just turn around now
Cuz you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one that tried to hurt me with goodbye
Did ya 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
Cuz I got all my life to live
And I got all my love to give
And I'll survive

Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye

Took all the strength I had not to fall apart
Trying hard to mend the pieces of my broken heart
And I spent so many nights 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
That's still in love with you
And so you felt like dropping in
Thinking that I wouldd be free
But now I'm saving all my loving
For someone who's loving me

Repeat 1

If you wanna know
Do I need you
No no no no no no no no no no no