life as I know it

Spring cleaning my room like unearthing these archives Confronting who I was 8 years ago Letters that made me cry, shit from my ex inside These boxes, all they hide, have now been shown Ugh I don't recognise who she is, but I'm here for the ride (ride) The only thing constant was change And I turned out alright, alright, alright When the going gets tough, the tough gets going That's what I was made to believe When the going got rough, we just kept going We did that, you and me I've been through some shit (who am I kidding) I'm sure we all did Hell I was a kid, why was I so hard on myself? But you know what they say, there can't be rainbows without rain I tried, I showed up, I came. So hear me now when I say It's always dark before the sunrise But like the sun and tides, we'll rise (tides, we'll rise) We laugh, we cry, things end up alright I guess that's just life, that's life, that's life When the going gets tough The tough gets going, I learned at 23 When the going got rough We just kept going We did that, you and me Coulda almost given up, I'm glad I didn't There's so much more to see If you've almost had enough, it's fine to show it Take all the time you need When the going gets tough, the tough gets going When the going gets tough, the tough gets going When the going gets tough, we just kept going I feel like I need a choir up in here or something You guys ready? Let's go When the going gets tough, the tough gets going That's what I was made to believe When the going gets tough, the tough gets going We did that, you and me When the going gets tough, you'll keep on going Just know that I I believe