Only The Strong Survive

A lesson that took me forever to learn
You were the reason I got burned
You asked me to jump
I asked how high
I never had the courage to question why

But then I realized that life gets away
There's no stopping time no matter if you change
I just cannot stay

You only hear what you want to hear
Why can't you see that I'm living in fear
The words I say you simply ignore
I want things back the way they were before
It's do or die and in this life
I've learned that only the strong survive

When we first met I knew it was meant to be
You only had eyes for me
But as things came undone
My world was spun
Completely out of control

It was then I realized that life gets away
There's no stopping time no matter if you change
I just cannot stay

You only hear what you want to hear
Why can't you see that I'm living in fear
The words I say you simply ignore
I want things back the way they were before
It's do or die and in this life
I've learned that only the strong survive

You use to be the kind of man I needed
But then you changed no matter how hard I pleaded
You've got a violent temper when you raise your hand
I'm sorry but I just don't understand
What made you this way
Because of this I know I can't stay
Now I'm moving on
I've realized that I need to be strong
Now I know I will thrive
Because only the strong survive

You only hear what you want to hear
I'm no longer the one living in fear
The words I say you simply ignored
I don't need things the way they were before
It's do or die and in this life
I've learned that only the strong survive