Fighter - Ballyhoo!

They used to say that this would never work, no

That I had to learn a trade to fall back on

Because the world was hard and I’m too far gone

They said I needed to get some knowledge

Spent a year at community college

But I should’ve left my wallet

In the back of my JNCO pocket

I wasted all my dollars on a pledge to get a white collar

When I should’ve been breaking my back

To buy a brand new four track

They say that this is how it goes

Yeah this is how it goes

(I've got to lift you up)

You are in control

And trust nobody knows

That you are a fighter, fighter

You can make a change

And things will rearrange

(I've got to lift you up)

You don’t gotta live like your neighbors do

'Cause you are a fighter, fighter

You don’t believe that this would ever work, no

'Cause all the plans they have made for you

Don’t care for what your heart needs

So you interview, interview, interview

Then you go home and wait

While they decide if you’re worthy

For a job that you hate

Don’t settle for cookie cutter existence

Find the things that you’ve been missing

Grind it out, realize your vision

Love your life, don’t miss it

They say that this is how it goes

Yeah this is how it goes

(I've got to lift you up)

You are in control

And trust nobody knows

That you are a fighter, fighter

You can make a change

And things will rearrange

(I've got to lift you up)

You don’t gotta live like your neighbors do

'Cause you are a fighter, fighter

The system is designed

To deter you from the climb

Make you work until you die

Low expectation state of mind

But don’t let them break your spirit

Sing it louder 'til they hear it

If you want it, you can have it

Take it back whenever they try to say that

They say that this is how it goes

Yeah this is how it goes

(I've got to lift you up)

You are in control

And trust nobody knows

That you are a fighter, fighter

You can make a change

And things will rearrange

(I've got to lift you up)

You don’t gotta live like your neighbors do

Cause you are a fighter, fighter

They used to say that this would never work…