Said I, said I, said I
I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
Sad state written on my face
I will see it through in time
I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
Uncertain game of chance

But at thirty years of age
All regressed and healed in time

Far is solace in the maddening pace

"I will survive"
I'll be here a while
I would quiver with delight

I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
Tempted by the hand that could
I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
But I'll see it through in time
Through frolic and in rage

And everything's gonna be all right
I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
Not a tight rope walk but dance

Blind my vision and sight
I'll be here a while
"I'll be here a while ain't going nowhere"
In frolic and in rage
But the dawn has come into the endless night
I'll be here a while, ain't going nowhere
But at twenty years of age
I'll be here a while
And if a person, place or thing can deliver