Get Up

She's hit the ground; She's down and out And now she's lost the will to rise With all that's left, she lifts her head, Looks disaster in the eyes, Defies remand, and finds the strength to stand No longer disinclined, She takes a step toward all that lies ahead She keeps these words in mind: You can spend your whole life wasting away When there's a world to discover Now you gotta get up, You gotta move on, You gotta push yourself along You can rest when it's over But now you gotta get up And now she's back They couldn't keep her away, She hit the bottom, But she knew it wasn't an option to stay And even though she'd almost given up, She felt she couldn't betray the steady voice in her head That tells her everyday To try and be someone better until a difference is made She's starts from within She knows she must be the change That she wishes so dearly the world would display She strives constantly Conscious of the steps that she takes 'Cause honestly, progress can be hard to see But looking close, it shows that she's advancing incrementally And though too often she is met with unrelenting animosity She knows a noble cause requires all of ones autonomy She's running on an empty tank But going 'cause she knows she can Moving on with nothing left And doing her best to start again With everything against her, She knows there won't be a second chance She takes a breath and focuses On words that someone close had said to her You can spend your whole life wasting away When there's a world to discover Now you gotta get up, You gotta move on, You gotta push yourself along You can rest when it's over But now you gotta get up You can take this sitting down But I prefer to go out swinging I've done all I can It's your decision You can spend your whole life wasting away When there's a world to discover Now you gotta get up, You gotta move on, You gotta push yourself along You can rest when it's over But now you gotta get up!