I woke up today with a headache   More bills to pay than a corporation   Hey, when will it end?   My mirror says I could use a break   An easy day, some appreciation   Hey how 'bout a friend?      When days like these start to fall in on me   I gotta face my reflection and say, hey, hey      Been burned by the fire, been stuck under water   Strung up on a wire and still the world goes around   Been tossed like a free throw, knocked out when the wind blows   Pull the curtain on the hurtin' 'cause I'm not going down   I'm not going down      Inside of me is the only   Highway that leads to a true freedom   Holding out it's hand   I close my eyes and it's all right   The sun will shine on a new horizon   Just around the bend      Days like these bring out the strength in me   So I can face my reflection and say, hey, hey, hey      Been burned by the fire, been stuck under water   Strung up on a wire and still the world goes around   Been tossed like a free throw, knocked out when the wind blows   Pull the curtain on the hurtin' 'cause I'm not going down   I'm not going down      I still get dizzy and frantic, lonely and panicked   But next time I won't let it beat me, no   I can see clearly, I know who I am   And that's how I know I've begun living      Been burned by the fire, been stuck under water   Strung up on a wire and still the world goes around   Been tossed like a free throw, knocked out when the wind blows   Pull the curtain on the hurtin' I'm not going down      Been burned by the fire, been stuck under water   Strung up on a wire and still the world goes around   Been tossed like a free throw, knocked out when the wind blows   Pull the curtain on the hurtin' I'm not going down