Heaven calls my name and my spirit soars
And it’s all because and it’s all because I got back up

Went through that door, big Jim walked in
Life’s gonna hurt you but you brush it off
Well, now you can’t quit, you gotta fight back, son
Until the roof caved in and it broke my spine
Well, he knocked me down on that nasty floor
Life’s gonna hurt you but you brush it off
Well, I lowered my hat as he came toward me

‘Cause I got back up like my daddy taught
When my time comes and they lay me down
And then a fire ran through me on that moment before
Now there ain’t no grave gonna hold me down
"I hate to tell you, son, you ain’t gonna walk again"
And I’ll get back up when that trumpet sounds

I worked ten long years in a deep coal mine
Well, now you can’t quit, you gotta fight back, son
He’d been pushing me around since we was kids

They put me in a chair and the doctor said
In an old pine box in the cold, cold ground
I’ll meet my father when that day comes

Well, I got back up like my daddy taught
So I closed my eyes and I prayed to the Lord
When you find yourself on the ground, you gotta get back up

But something felt different than the times before
I heard him say, hey you, but never saw him swing
I won’t rest in peace too long before
When you find yourself on the ground, you gotta get back up