Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
Swimming upstream swimming upstream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
Before I knew it I was out there on the street
Swimming upstream swimming upstream
Fightin' every inch of the way for a poor boy's dream
But the only choice you got is keep swimming upstream
But the only choice you got is keep swimming upstream
But the only choice you got is keep swimming upstream
But you gotta keep right on kicking and swimming upstream"
As a matter of fact you could say she was down right mean
He said, "Boy, that old river of life can wash away your dreams
That old tide will turn and it'll take me back out again
Things will get rough, times will get lean
Things will get rough, times will get lean
Every time I think my ship is comin' in
Swimming upstream, swimming upstream
If I just lay back and float I'll be in trouble you see
Things will get rough, times will get lean
So I gotta keep working and kicking and swimming upstream
That old gal they call lady luck she wasn't kind to me
She kept me in way over my head and swimming upstream
