I Fought My Way Through Lyrics

I grew up with a chip on my shoulder

It got bigger and harder as I got older

My mother was too busy taking the hits

My father never seemed to give two shits

I got ignored and I fell through the cracks

No one cared about me no one had my back

I fought my way through

I fought my way through

My teachers called me a pain in the ass

They kept me locked away from the rest of the class

The schoolyards the streets the back-alley fights

I burned with an anger I couldn't make right

I went out on my own trying to find my way

I was livin' hand to mouth livin' day to day

I fought my way through

I fought my way through

The jobs would come but I just couldn't stick

They called me a loner they called me a dick

There wasn't a promise that I wouldn't break

There wasn't a dare that I wouldn't take

There was nothing I needed that I wouldn't steal

The devil himself wouldn't cut me a deal

I fought my way through

I fought my way through

My days turned dark as the night and I took to the drugs and the drink

My head was in the clouds and my face was in the sink

My life was on the brink

What you saw in me I won't ever get it

I shoved you away but you wouldn't forget it

You handled me hard and you handled me rough

You gave me your love and you gave it tough

You nursed my fever you healed my soul

You reached out your hand pulled me out of my hole

I fought my way through

I fought my way through

It's a long road back but I'm trying to stay on it

I fall off and fake it but you keep me honest

If there's a God above I just can't say

But I thank whoever sent you to my dying day

I fought my way through

I fought my way through to you