So this is good-bye
I won't make a scene
Turn around and go
I don't need your pity
Maybe I'm desperate
Maybe I'm down
But you will see
Despite all this I'm gonna
Walk with my head held high, walk with my head held high
Finally I've learned:
When I fall, I'm gonna get back on my feet
With pride in my eyes and despite the tears on my face
Walk with my head held high through the night into the light
When you come back
I know that day may come soon
It's all for naught
For I'm not gonna wait for you
And when we meet
I will hardly look your way
And when I get weak
I tell myself sternly to
Walk with my head held high, walk with my head held high
Finally I've learned:
When I fall, I'm gonna get back on my feet
With pride in my eyes and despite the tears on my face
Walk with my head held high through the night into the light
My silence is still bitter
And my laughter still sounds a little shrill
My soul still feels a splinter
And I still don't know when it will end
Yet I'm gonna
Walk with my head held high, walk with my head held high
Finally I've learned:
When I fall, I'm gonna get back on my feet
With pride in my eyes and despite the tears on my face
Walk with my head held high through the night into the light