Oh oh   Hey yeah yeah      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly      Poor kids, pouring cold water in their cereal   Second-hand clothes, surviving is pivotal   Praying to God at night things'll get better soon   I remember when I was in your position   Tried to tell people my story but no one would really listen   I know times are hard right now, happiness is hard to find right now      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly      Lookin' out the window to a rose that grows in concrete   Dreamin' of the day when you'll be standing on your own feet   Hard to find the good in stuff that seems so bad, seems so sad   Seein' other kids with their Tims on, fresh with Air Ones, wish I had one   Longin' for a day when you get your chance to shine   Don't worry there'll come a time      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly      Young girl sittin' on the steps of a duplex   Why did God choose to make my life so complex?   Breathing to the beat of a slow, sad drum   Trouble is a lonely source of fun   I can almost guarantee you it'll will get better soon      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly      You got to keep on keepin' on   You got to keep your head up high   Gotta work with what you've got   And someday you will fly