so no matter what you've been through
no matter what you're into
no matter what you see when you look outside your window
brown grass, green grass
picket fence or barbed wire
never ever puttin 'em down
you just lift your arms higher
raise until you're arms tired
let 'em know you're there
that you're strugglin' survivin', you gon' persevere
ain't nobody leavin, nobody goin' home
even if they turn the lights out the show is goin' on.