From the streets of San Diego
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to the slums of echo park
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Broke down and homeless,
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that's where I got my start
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I bounced around for years doing this and that
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but now I'm doing good and I'm never looking back
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I began with nothing, I still ain't got much
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and when life had me down I had to be tough
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From the age of fourteen I was on my own
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No one would do it for me so I did it alone
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Shelter to shelter, and jail to jail
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I'm here to tell you right now that I will not fail
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I wish all my old friends could see me now
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cause they never would believe what I am doing now
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Cause I never gave up (never give up)
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I never gave up
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And right now I'm where I wanna be
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Maybe not for you but it's good enough for me
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I don't need no fancy cars or no diamond rings
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All I wanna do is get on stage and sing
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because my dream is today and I'm doing it strong
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No matter what the odds I will still push on
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I will do it for the poor who have no voice
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and for all of the victims who had no choice
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I will do it for the weak who cannot fight
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and for those who were wronged i will make things right
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It's been an uphill battle, my fingers have bled
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but I'm almost there and I'm far from dead
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Never Give Up
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| Time Again |
