Somebody told me
You got to give it to get out
I've learned the hard way, that's something I never doubt
Life is what you make it
It's all up to you so they say
If you get knocked down seven times
You just have to get up eight

I'm not opening it the broken doors
I'm not staring through the shattered windows
I'm not falling through the open floors
I won't fade like a dying rose

Yeah it's so easy to just stay down and take a fall
But there's honor and glory,
And it's written so plain on the wall
No there ain't no feeling
Like the one that you get when you succeed
If it feeds your spirit and shows you that faith,
Is all you need

I'm not opening it the broken doors
I'm not staring through the shattered windows
I'm not falling through the open floors
I won't fade like a dying rose