Never Give Up

From the streets of San Diego

to the slums of echo park

Broke down and homeless,

that's where I got my start

I bounced around for years doing this and that

but now I'm doing good and I'm never looking back

I began with nothing, I still ain't got much

and when life had me down I had to be tough

From the age of fourteen I was on my own

No one would do it for me so I did it alone

Shelter to shelter, and jail to jail

I'm here to tell you right now that I will not fail

I wish all my old friends could see me now

cause they never would believe what I am doing now

Cause I never gave up (never give up)

I never gave up

And right now I'm where I wanna be

Maybe not for you but it's good enough for me

I don't need no fancy cars or no diamond rings

All I wanna do is get on stage and sing

because my dream is today and I'm doing it strong

No matter what the odds I will still push on

I will do it for the poor who have no voice

and for all of the victims who had no choice

I will do it for the weak who cannot fight

and for those who were wronged i will make things right

It's been an uphill battle, my fingers have bled

but I'm almost there and I'm far from dead