Wake and pray, work all day

Walk past the places I used to lay

Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way

Some days are hard, some days are long

Some days I'm weak, some days I'm strong

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way

But my hopes are so much higher

Don't count me out, I'm a survivor

I've chased these dreams down city streets

Dead-end roads that no one sees

And I'm proud to be a fighter

Don't shut me out, don't hold me down

I'm right here, I'll be around

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way

Some days are slow, some days fly by

Some days I laugh, some days I cry

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way

But my hopes are so much higher

Don't count me out, I'm a survivor

I've chased these dreams down city streets

Dead-end roads that no one sees

And I'm proud to be a fighter

When I look back and see your side

When I look hard into your eyes

When I take stock of what I've done

I think about how far I've come

And my hopes are so much higher

Don't count me out, I'm a survivor

And my hopes are so much higher

And I'm proud to be a figh