i've been beaten down & run through to the core
but now i will fly where the eagles soar
i've been knocked down for no reason cuffed & stepped on
but now i realize that im more a king than a pawn
i've been spit on, pushed around & hit with a bottle
life is all up hill but now im running full throttle
i've had a knee pressed against my neck tell i passed out
but i wont fail, i will triumph with out a doubt
i've been hit with a lantern & smacked with a bat
none of this will stop me i guarantee you that
i'v been bruised, i've been cut with what i dont know
but i will shine like the brightest light, i will glow
i've been smashed, clubbed, hog tied & put in jail
but i know who i am & i will not fail
i've been laughed at, ridiculed & attacked
through all this i am a man who has not cracked
i've had lots of things happen to make one frown
all i can say is "you cant keep a good man down"