Ever since I was a boy,
I had to work for everything that I got
No silver spoon, no free ride,
just gave it my best shot
As I grew to be a man,
I had some wins and sometimes not
And the lessons that I learned
were hard, but I learned a lot
Ooh, and I put one wall
after another
Jumping every hurdle I find, find, find
And I put one foot in front of the other
Cause you will never rise up,
you will never rise up
If you don't stop the climb
Now I'm old, but I'm strong
And I'm filled with all the
knowledge I learned
And the road ahead,
the smoke has cleared
From all the bridges I've burned
Ooh, and I put one foot in
front of the other
Facing every mile from my mind, my mind
And I put one foot in front of the other
Takin' one step up,
takin' one step up
Takin' one step at a time
Oh, and I piss one hole after another
I'm jumpin' every hurdle I find,
find, find
And I put one foot in front of the other
Cause you'll never rise up,
you'll never rise up
If you don't stop the clown
When I put one foot in front of the other
Facin' every mile from my mind,
my mind
And I put one foot in front of the other
I'm takin' one step up,
takin' one step up
Takin' one step at a time, oh
And I face one wall after another
Jumpin' every hurdle, fine, fine, fine
And I put one foot in
front of the other
Cause you will never rise up,
you will never rise up
If you don't stop the climb
I'm taking one step up,
taking one step up
Taking one step at a time
Cause you will never rise up,
you will never rise up
If you don't stop the climb you