Alexandra Burke – Overcome Lyrics | Genius Lyrics
Cover art for Overcome by Alexandra Burke
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Overcome Lyrics

[Intro]
Ooh-ooh-ooh-ooh
Aah-aah

[Verse 1]
If you walk with your head down
You can count every step you take
I know every place I've been now
I can count every mistake

[Pre-Chorus]
I've been hurt so many times before
Almost forgotten how to dream
All that I was running from
Is all I need to save me

[Chorus]
I couldn't let you in my heart
But now my defenses all fall apart (Oh-oh-oh)
Just when I thought I'd given up
I have overcome
And now I can let you go, oh no
You show me something that I've never known (Never known)
And finally I found the one
I have overcome
[Post-Chorus]
Aah-aah
(I have overcome)

[Verse 2]
You can never see it coming
There's always that one you can't count now
Who keeps on believing?
Nothing's gonna stop me now

[Pre-Chorus]
I've been hurt so many times before
Almost forgotten how to dream
All that I was running from
Is all I need to save me

[Chorus]
I couldn't let you in my heart (Oh)
But now my defenses all fall apart (All fall apart)
Just when I thought I'd given up
I have overcome
And now I can let you go (I can't let you go)
You show me something that I've never known (Never known)
And finally I found the one (I found the one)
I have overcome
[Bridge]
I'm not running anymore
'Cause now there's nothing left to hold me down
Some things are worth fighting for
I see it all, it's waiting for me now

[Chorus]
I couldn't let you in my heart
But now my defenses all fall apart (All fall apart)
Just when I thought I'd given up
I have overcome
And now I can let you go (I can't let you go)
You show me something that I've never known (Never known)
And finally I found the one (Ooh-ooh)
I have overcome
I couldn't let you in my heart
But now my defenses all fall apart (Fall apart)
Just when I thought I'd given up (I'd given up, I'd given up)
I have overcome
And now I can let you go, oh no
You show me something that I've never known (Never known)
And finally I found the one
I have overcome

[Outro]
Oh, I have overcome
(Yeah, yeah)

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Release Date
October 16, 2009
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