So your back's backed up against the wall And the bandwagon's fallin' right off And your hearin' all the talk about: Maybe you should think about what you're gonna do if it don't work out It ain't about if it makes sense, 'cause if the boot do, it don't fit As far as I can see there ain't no way to be somebody if you're just 'gon quit So, if you got a fire, don't lose it If you got a do-or-die dream, do it If you got something to prove, go on and prove it Don't let nobody clip your wings Keep your head down, keep on the blinders Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders If it's in your blood Fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need Yeah, gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need Well, I've got a lot of sticks and stones And a blade that will cut you to the bone But you're doing what you love and it kills you But you can live with that all night long So, if you got a fire, don't lose it If you got a do-or-die dream, do it If you got something to prove, go on and prove it Don't let nobody clip your wings Keep your head down, keep on the blinders Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders If it's in your blood Fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need Yeah, gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need If you got a fire, don't lose it If you got a do-or-die dream, do it If you got something to prove, go on and prove it Don't let nobody clip your wings Keep your head down, keep on the blinders Tune out the doubters and all the closed minders If it's in your blood Fallin' down ain't enough to change who you were born to be Gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need Yeah, gettin' back up, that's the only backup plan you need