Well God Bless my daddy I learned so much from him
You know he taught me at an early age how to sink or swim
He said boy that ole river of life can wash away your dreams
So you gotta' keep right on kicking son swimmin' up stream
verse 2
Well before I knew it I was out there on the street
That ole gal called Lady Luck she wasn't kind to me
As a matter of fact you could say she was downright mean
She kept me in way over my head swimmin' up stream
Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
Things'll get rough times'll get lean
But the only choice you got is to keep swimmin' up stream
verse 3
Well the time I thought my ship was comin' in
That ole tide would turn an take it back out again
Well if I just lay back an float I'll be a troubled me
So I gotta' keep workin' at kicking an swimmin' up stream
Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
Things'll get rough times'll get lean
But the only choice you got's to keep swimmin' up stream
Outro
Swimmin' up stream swimmin' up stream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
Things'll get rough times'll get lean
But the only choice you got's to keep swimmin' up stream
Yes you gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta' gotta'
Keep swimmin' up stream