Do you actually know all the words to Gloria Gaynor's ''I Will Survive''?
Celebrate 40 years of the best break-up song.
It was October 1978 when Gloria Gaynor unleashed her answer to heartache in the disco hit "I Will Survive." By March the following year, the song had hit No. 1, sticking for two weeks, then returning two weeks later.
Did you ever find yourself holding your head a little higher, empowered by Gaynor's soaring chorus? You may have been at the time, but we assure you, you were not alone.
Think you can remember all the words to one of the greatest dance songs of all time? See if you can complete all the lyrics and survive this quiz. Good luck!
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At first I was afraid, I was [???]
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Kept thinkin’ I could never [???] without you by my side.
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But then I spend so many nights / Thinkin’ how you did me [???]
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And I grew [???], and I learned how to get along
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And so you’re back from [???]
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I just [???] in to find you here with that sad look upon your face.
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I should have changed that [???] lock
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I should have made you leave [???]
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If I’d have known for just one second / You’d be back to [???] me
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Go now, [???], walk out the door
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Just turn around now, ‘cause you’re not [???] anymore
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Weren’t you the one who tried to [???] me with goodbye?
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Did you think I’d [???]? Did you think I’d lay down and die?
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Oh no, [???], I will survive
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Oh as long as I know how to [???], I know I’ll stay alive
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I’ve got all my life to live, and I’ve got all my [???] to give
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And I’ll survive, I will survive, [???]
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It took all the [???] I had, not to fall apart
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Just tryin’ hard to [???] the pieces of my broken heart
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And I spent oh so many nights just feeling sorry for [???] / I used to cry, but now I hold my head up high
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And you see me, [???]
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I’m not that [???] little person still in love with you
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And so you felt like [???] in and expect me to be free / Well now I’m saving all my lovin’ for someone who’s lovin’ me.
