If it’s true a rich man leads a sad life
That’s what they say, from day to day
Then what do the poor do with their lives?
On judgment day, with nothin' to say?
I’ve been beat up, I’ve been thrown Out
But I’m not down, Oh I’m not down
I’ve been shown up, but I’ve grown up And I’m not down, Oh I’m not down
On my own I faced a gang of jeering
In strange streets
When my nerves were pumping out
I Fought my fear in, I didn’t run
I was not done
I’ve been beat up, I’ve been thrown Out
But I’m not down, No I’m not down
I’ve been shown up, but I’ve grown up And I’m not down, No I’m not down
So I have lived, that kind of day
When none of your sorrows will go away
Go down and down and hit the floor
Down and down and down some more
Depression
But I know, there’ll be some way
When I can swing everything back my way
Like skyscrapers, rising up Floor by floor, I’m not giving up So you rock around and think that
You’re the toughest
In the world, the whole wide world
But you’re streets away from where
It gets the roughest
You ain’t been there
I heard this song for the first time 4 years ago, and although I loved it, I didn’t really /feel/ it. After battling with depression for a while now I came back to this song again today, gave it a listen and really felt the lyrics. They hit deep. I got a long way to go to get back to loving myself but I’m not down yet.