I tried and tried to walk away To be the bigger man and leave You made it hard for me For me It's been a long and lonely road I didn't know which way to go You made my blood run cold And filled me up with sorrow There's nowhere for me to go I'm a long way away from home I won't go without a fight You'll never take me alive You'll never take me alive No no, you won't ever take me alive No no, you won't ever take me alive No no, you won't ever take me alive No no, you won't I tried and tried to shed your skin But you control me from within Your love has been a sin I won't forgive tomorrow There's nowhere for me to go I'm a long way away from home I won't go without a fight You'll never take me alive You'll never take me alive No no, you won't ever take me alive No no, you won't take me alive No no, you won't take me alive Oh no, you won't Ah, ah, ah, ah Build the fire inside the circle No retreat today Build the fire inside the circle No retreat today Build the fire inside the circle No retreat today Build the fire inside the circle No retreat today You'll never take me alive No no, you won't ever take me alive No no, you won't take me alive No no, you won't take me alive Oh no, you won't Build the fire inside (ah) Baby I used to watch your flowers grow Now it's raining And all your petals turn to stone