# I WILL SURVIVE

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晚上老妹打電話給他，她這幾年很少打電話，他因此遲疑了一下沒接，該不會是老媽怎麼了？心中一緊，立刻回撥。

電話那一頭，原來是擔心他一個人怎麼過日子，應該是寶貝女兒給她透了消息，無論如何，還有人擔心他吃飽了沒有還是挺好的。掛了電話，突然想起一首老歌，聽了一遍又一遍，唱得歡暢自在，他也輕鬆起來，年輕就是不一樣。

1978年他剛剛到南部的鳳凰花城，從來不知道有這麼熱的地方，加上剛剛結束一段註定沒結果的戀情，是這首歌拯救了他。

他其實很好，薄荷很好，鐵線蕨也很好。太陽也許曬得不太夠，有點「徒長」，今天讓薄荷上陽台吹吹風，從台北回來，它已經淋了場雨，不過它看來不以為意，他也一切如常。一個人的江湖，路還很長。

Anyway they will survive, then he will survive.

At first I was afraid, I was petrified
Kept thinking I could never live without you by my side

But then I spent so many nights thinking how you did me wrong
And I grew strong
And I learned how to get along

And so you're back
From outer space
I just walked in to find you here with that sad look upon your face

I should have changed that stupid lock, I should have made you leave your key
If I'd known for just one second you'd be back to bother me

Go on now, go, walk out the door
Just turn around now
'Cause you're not welcome anymore
Weren't you the one who tried to hurt me with goodbye?
You think I'd crumble?
You think I'd lay down and die?

Oh no, not I, I will survive
Oh, as long as I know how to love, I know I'll stay alive
I've got all my life to live
And I've got all my love to give and I'll survive
I will survive, hey, hey...