Karaoké Ain't Going Down This Time Tony Joe White

I've been laying low living in the shadows

Spending time alone

Conversations with the wall

Hanging on

I'm just trying to matter

And I remain trying to make some sense

Of it all

I've been here before

I'm familiar with the pain

But I ain't running no more there's one thing changed

Ain't going down this time

This time I ain't going down

Like an undertow

I feel the promise

Of the nighttime but I've been down

That road and my search came

To an end

I hit the motherload

Enough blues for a lifetime

Now I'm digging deep inside

Trying to find my way back again

You know you've entered the danger zone

When you look in the eyes and there's no one home

Ain't going down this time

This time I ain't going down

Deep in the night and I miss a woman's touch

The fire burns strong and I'm drawn to the flame

But I pay the price when I get caught up

In the heartbeat and passion flows

Unrestrained

No one left to blame

I'm faced with the truth

Oh yeah and it's all too plain

When there's nothing left to lose

Ain't going down this time

This time I ain't goin' down