[Verse 1: Chris Cornell]
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

[Pre- Chorus: Chris Cornell]
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

[Chorus: Justin Timberlake, Chris Cornell]
You'll never take me alive, oh no you won't
Ever take me alive, oh no you won't
Take me alive, oh no you won't
Ever take me alive, oh no you won't

[Verse 2: Chris Cornell]
I tried and tried to shed your skin
But you control me from within
Your love has been a sin
I won't forget tomorrow
[Pre- Chorus: Chris Cornell]
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

[Chorus: Justin Timberlake, Chris Cornell]
You'll never take me alive, oh no you won't
Ever take me alive, oh no you won't
Take me alive, oh no you won't
Ever take me alive, oh no you won't

[Refrain: Chris Cornell]
Build the fire inside the circle
No retreat today
Build the fire inside the circle
No retreat today

[Refrain: Chris Cornell, Justin Timberlake, both]
Build the fire inside the circle
(Ever take me alive, oh no you won't)
No retreat today
(Take me alive, oh no you won't)
Build the fire inside the circle
(Ever take me alive, oh no you won't)
No retreat today
(Take me alive, oh no you won't)
Build the fire inside