I love you, girl, that's what you used to say   And that no one would ever take it away   I gave you all I had inside, baby it's alright      But then you took the love right from my heart   It's funny how things so strong can fall apart   I gave you all I had inside, baby it's alright, ooh      One day you'll wear out the lines you always use   Why do you say that you'll change when you never do?   I've always found a reason to let it slide, baby not this time   Ooh, because I know where you're going from here   Don't take me down with you      Don't take me down, take me down with you   'Cause I don't need no one and no one's ever gonna bring me down   Don't take me down, don't take me down with you   And I don't need no one and no one's ever gonna bring me down   You had someone, you had me to love      Why do we put up all the fronts?   There's something about the way that you loved me once   And why, why is it wrong to want it back again?      Oh no, one day you'll wear out the lines you always use   Why do you say that you'll change when you never do?   I've always found a reason to let it slide, baby not this time   Ooh, because I know where you're going from here   Don't take me down with you      Don't take me down, take me down with you   'Cause I don't need no one and no one's ever gonna bring me down   Don't take me down, don't take me down with you   And I don't need no one and no one's ever gonna bring me down   You had someone, you had me to love      Too many times, I've realized the truth   Don't take me down, don't take me down   Too many times   I've seen enough, I've seen it enough to know   This time you're not, you're not gonna take me down      Down, down, down, down   Down, down, down, down   Down, down, down, down   Down, down, down, down, yeah      Don't take me down, take me down with you   'Cause I don't need no one, no one and no one's ever gonna bring me down   Don't take me down, don't take me down with you   And I don't need no one and no one's ever gonna bring me down      You had someone, I don't need no one   You had someone, you have me to love   I don't need no one and no one's gonna bring me down   You have me to love   I don't need no one, you had someone   I don't need no one and you have me to love      You're taking me down   You're taking me down   You're taking me down   You're taking me down