Step by step I’m climbing these stairs

  But I wonder, got to wonder if you even care

  You say you hate everything

  You say you don’t give a damn about a damn thing

  But do you expect us to grow?

  I’m not gonna walk in the dark shadows

  Pick your fucking head up and hold it high

  Shit ain’t perfect, but life is worth it

  And I’m gonna let you know

  Chorus: You aren’t gonna be

  The perdition of my soul

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  Nuh uh, oh hell no

  You aren’t gonna be

  The detriment to my soul

  You’re not gonna bring me down with you

  You can sob all you want to

  But what the hell are you gonna do?

  You gotta let it slide by

  Gotta let the past slip on by

  Ain’t nobody got it perfect

  But still life is worth it, baby

  You ain’t dead yet, baby

  You gotta let it fly

  Gotta let it fly

  But there is one thing that I know

  Chorus: You aren’t gonna be…

  You’re not gonna bring me down with you

  That’s what all you soldiers do

  Line them up against the wall

  Count your blessing before you fall

  Paths like anything twist and turn

  There’s this thing called life that you got to learn

  You gotta get a hold on it

  Before it gets a hold you

  You can mope, and you can gloom

  But what good is that gonna do you?

  But baby I think you should know

  Chorus: You aren’t gonna be…

  And I love you

  I’d do anything for you

  But you ain’t gonna make

  Me die like you

  Oh no, no, no

  I told you once before

  Let me be your lover, mother, caretaker

  Your goddess, your light, your love

  Your happiness

  But baby I’ve tried and tried

  Hell, I’ve done my best

  And you just got to know

  Chorus: You aren’t gonna be…