Ain't Going Down This Time Lyrics

Tony Joe White Ain't Going Down This Time

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
 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
 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