I Will Not Be Denied

I’m the water that’s dripping
Through a leak in your roof
I’m a ticket on your windshield
I’m a stone in your shoe
I’m a worm in your apple
I’m a nail in your tire
I will not go away
I will not be denied

I’m a knot in your stomach
I’m a chip in your tooth
I’m a splinter in your finger
I’m the weight you can’t lose
I’m an itch in your back
I’m a stitch in your side
I will not go away
I will not be denied

You wish I’d go quietly
You wish I would disappear
But I’m gonna stick around
I ain’t going anywhere

I’m a bug in your software
I’m a permanent stain
That you’ll never wash out
I’m a needle in your vein
You may think you can run
You may think you can hide
But I will not go away
I will not be denied