| They used to say that this would never work, no
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| That I had to learn a trade to fall back on
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| Because the world was hard and I’m too far gone
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| They said I needed to get some knowledge
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| Spent a year at community college
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| But I should’ve left my wallet
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| In the back of my JNCO pocket
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| I wasted all my dollars on a pledge to get a white collar
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| When I should’ve been breaking my back
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| To buy a brand new four track
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| They say that this is how it goes
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| Yeah this is how it goes
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| (I've got to lift you up)
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| You are in control
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| And trust nobody knows
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| That you are a fighter, fighter
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| You can make a change
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| And things will rearrange
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| (I've got to lift you up)
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| You don’t gotta live like your neighbors do
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| 'Cause you are a fighter, fighter
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| You don’t believe that this would ever work, no
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| 'Cause all the plans they have made for you
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| Don’t care for what your heart needs
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| So you interview, interview, interview
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| Then you go home and wait
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| While they decide if you’re worthy
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| For a job that you hate
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| Don’t settle for cookie cutter existence
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| Find the things that you’ve been missing
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| Grind it out, realize your vision
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| Love your life, don’t miss it
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| They say that this is how it goes
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| Yeah this is how it goes
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| (I've got to lift you up)
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| You are in control
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| And trust nobody knows
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| That you are a fighter, fighter
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| You can make a change
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| And things will rearrange
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| (I've got to lift you up)
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| You don’t gotta live like your neighbors do
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| 'Cause you are a fighter, fighter
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| The system is designed
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| To deter you from the climb
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| Make you work until you die
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| Low expectation state of mind
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| But don’t let them break your spirit
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| Sing it louder 'til they hear it
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| If you want it, you can have it
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| Take it back whenever they try to say that
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| They say that this is how it goes
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| Yeah this is how it goes
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| (I've got to lift you up)
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| You are in control
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| And trust nobody knows
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| That you are a fighter, fighter
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| You can make a change
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| And things will rearrange
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| (I've got to lift you up)
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| You don’t gotta live like your neighbors do
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| Cause you are a fighter, fighter
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| They used to say that this would never work… |