When I was just a young boy, I had to work hard 'cause my daddy was goneMy momma said "Son, life is never easyAnd if you wanna win then you gotta be strong", I gotta be strongI heard her say "It ain't ever black or whiteBut when it's time to choose, I know you'll do what's rightYou gotta stand up and fight" Chorus:Give it up - give it up, give it everything you gotGive it all, if you wanna take it to the topGive it up - give it up, 'cause you know there'll come a timeWhen you gotta lay it, lay it, lay it, you gotta lay it on the lineWell I was only fifteen, when I heard that rock 'n' roll sound(Oh what a sound)I bought a secondhand six-string, and I played it outta that neon townI still recall those old words from yesterday, I pick up that old guitarAnd every time I play, I can still hear her saychorus(Instrumental break)I remember those hard times, I always had to fight just to make it throughNow it's all behind me, but those old words still ring trueStill ring true nowThe more it changes, the more it stays the sameAnd boy, I'm telling you, if you wanna play the gameThe lesson's still the samechorus repeats 2x------------------------------------------------------------------------------