evile

Oct. 14, 2005

Not Going Down:
Jo Dee Messina.

Hey, mmm, mmm, mmm.

I woke up today with a headache:
More bills to pay than a corporation.
Hey, when will it end?
My mirror says I could use a break,
An easy day, some appreciation:
Hey how `bout a friend.
When days like these start to fall in on me,
I gotta face my reflection and say:

Hey, hey: been burned by the fire,
Been stuck under water,
Strung up on the wire and still the world goes around.
Been tossed like a free throw,
Knocked out when the wind blows:
Pull the curtain on the hurtin' 'cause I'm not going down.
I'm not going down.

Inside of me is the only highway,
That leads to a true freedom,
Holdin' out it's hand. (Holdin' out it's hand.)
I close my eyes an' it's all right.
The sun will shine on a new horizon,
Just around the bend. (Just around the bend.)
Days like these bring out the strength in me,
So I can face my reflection and say:

Hey, hey, hey: been burned by the fire,
Been stuck under water,
Strung up on the wire and still the world goes around.
Been tossed like a free throw,
Knocked out when the wind blows:
Pull the curtain on the hurtin' 'cause I'm not going down.
I'm not going down.

I still get dizzy and frantic, lonely and panicked,
But next time I won't let it beat me, no.
I can see clearly, I know who I am,
That's how I know I've begun livin'.

(Been burned by the fire.)
(Been stuck under water.)
Stuck under water.
(Strung up on the wire.)
And still the world goes around.
Been tossed like a free throw,
Knocked out when the wind blows:
Pull the curtain on the hurtin': I'm not going down.
I'm not going down.

(Been burned by the fire.)
(Been stuck under water.)
Strung up on the wire and still the world goes around.
Been tossed like a free throw,
Knocked out when the wind blows:
Pull the curtain on the hurtin': I'm not going down.
'Cause I'm not going down.