Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Kept thinking how could I never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And now your back from outer space
Just turn around
'Cause your not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with good-byes?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no now go
Walk out the door
Don't turn around now
Cause your not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me good-bye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh, no, not I
I will survive
For as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
I will survive
I will survive
Gotta make a move to town that's right for me
Gotta keep me movin'
Keep me groovin' with some energy
Talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it
Talk about it, talk about it, talk about moo-ving
Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on
Won't you take me to funkytown
Won't you take me to funkytown
Last dance, the last dance for love
Yes it's my last chance for romance tonight
Wo-o
I need you by me
Beside me to guide me
To hold me
To scold me
But when I'm bad I'm so, so bad
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance tonight
Let's dance the last dance for love
It's my last chance for romance tonight
Wo-o
I need you by me
Beside me to guide me
To hold me
To scold
But when I'm bad I'm so, so bad
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance tonight
Do the hustle
Someone found the letter you wrote me on the radio
And it said exactly how you felt
It must have fallen out of a hole in your old brown overcoat
It never said your name, but I knew who they meant
I was so surprised and shocked and I wondered too
If by chance you heard for yourself
I never told a soul just how I've been feeling over you
But they said it really loud
They said it on the air
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
I was petrified
Kept thinking how could I never live without you by my side
But then I spent so many nights just thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along
And now your back from outer space
Just turn around
'Cause your not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me with good-byes?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh no now go
Walk out the door
Don't turn around now
Cause your not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to break me good-bye?
Did you think I'd crumble?
Did you think I'd lay down and die?
Oh, no, not I
I will survive
For as long as I know how to love
I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
I've got all my love to give
I will survive
I will survive
Gotta make a move to town that's right for me
Gotta keep me movin'
Keep me groovin' with some energy
Talk about it, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it
Talk about it, talk about it, talk about moo-ving
Gotta move on, gotta move on, gotta move on
Won't you take me to funkytown
Won't you take me to funkytown
Last dance, the last dance for love
Yes it's my last chance for romance tonight
Wo-o
I need you by me
Beside me to guide me
To hold me
To scold me
But when I'm bad I'm so, so bad
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance tonight
Let's dance the last dance for love
It's my last chance for romance tonight
Wo-o
I need you by me
Beside me to guide me
To hold me
To scold
But when I'm bad I'm so, so bad
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance
So let's dance the last dance tonight
Do the hustle
Someone found the letter you wrote me on the radio
And it said exactly how you felt
It must have fallen out of a hole in your old brown overcoat
It never said your name, but I knew who they meant
I was so surprised and shocked and I wondered too
If by chance you heard for yourself
I never told a soul just how I've been feeling over you
But they said it really loud
They said it on the air
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
W-o-o-o
On the radio
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