Swimming Upstream

God bless my daddy, I learned so much from him
 He taught me at an early age I had to sink or swim
 He said, "Boy, that old river of life can wash away your dreams
 But you gotta keep right on kicking and swimming upstream"
 Before I knew it I was out there on the street
 That old gal they call lady luck she wasn't kind to me
 As a matter of fact you could say she was down right mean
 She kept me in way over my head and swimming upstream
 Swimming upstream, swimming upstream
 Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
 Things will get rough, times will get lean
 But the only choice you got is keep swimming upstream
 Every time I think my ship is comin' in
 That old tide will turn and it'll take me back out again
 If I just lay back and float I'll be in trouble you see
 So I gotta keep working and kicking and swimming upstream
 Swimming upstream swimming upstream
 Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
 Things will get rough, times will get lean
 But the only choice you got is keep swimming upstream
 Swimming upstream swimming upstream
 Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
 Things will get rough, times will get lean
 But the only choice you got is keep swimming upstream
 Yeah, the only choice that you got is keep swimming upstream