[Verse 1 – Soldier’s Life] A: Been runnin’ this old highway, man, for so many years. A: Yeah, been runnin’ this old highway, man, for so many years. B: Seen good times, seen bad times, death and pain in my rearview mirror. A: I wore my country’s colors, boots deep in the sand. A: Yeah, I wore my country’s colors, boots deep in the sand. B: Now I’m workin’ ten hard hours a day, just tryin’ to make a stand. [Verse 2 – Money And Time] A: This money don’t mean nothin’, it keeps losin’ its shine. A: Yeah, this money don’t mean nothin’, it keeps losin’ its shine. B: By the time I hit that pension, don’t know if I’ll be doin’ fine. A: Spent a whole damn lifetime, workin’ just to stay alive. A: Yeah, spent my whole damn lifetime, workin’ just to stay alive. B: Just hopin’ this tired body and soul got strength enough to survive. [Verse 3 – Partner By My Side] A: World keeps swingin’ heavy, tryin’ to knock me to the floor. A: Yeah, the world keeps swingin’ heavy, tryin’ to knock me to the floor. B: But with a real good woman beside me, I can take a little more. A: It ain’t gold, it ain’t figures, it’s who’s walkin’ next to you. A: No, it ain’t gold, it ain’t figures, it’s who’s walkin’ next to you. B: Two hearts ridin’ out the storm, doin’ what they gotta do. [Chorus – Hook (12-Takt-tauglich)] A: I ain’t givin’ up, no, I ain’t that weak. A: I ain’t givin’ up, no, I ain’t that weak. B: I get back up swingin’, hit this life harder every week. A: So you better stand up now, don’t you waste your days away. A: Yeah, stand up on your two feet, don’t you waste your days away. B: Get up, make somethin’ of your life, startin’ right now, today.
