Never Give Up

From the streets of San Diego to the slums of Echo Park

Broke down and homeless is where I got my start

I bounced around for years doing this and that

But now I'm doing good and I'm never looking back

I began with nothing, I still ain't got much

When life got me down I had to be tough

From the age of 14 I was on my own

No one would do it for me so I did it alone

Shelter to shelter and jail to jail

I'm here to tell you right now that I will not fail

I wish my old friends could see me now

Because they never would believe what I am doing now

I never gave up

Right now I'm where I want to be

Maybe not for you, but it's good enough for me

Don't need no fancy cars or diamond rings

All I wanna do is get on stage and sing

My dream is today and I'm doing it strong

No matter what the odds, I will still push on

I will do it for the poor who have no voice

And for all of the victims who had no choice

I will do it for the weak who cannot fight

For those who were wronged I will make things right

It's been an uphill battle, my fingers have bled

But I'm almost there and I am far from dead

I never gave up

When I came to the city of Hollywood I was broke down and beat

I slept behind dumpsters on the side of the street

There's one thing that always got me through

The one thing I always held true is that I never gave up

I'm never gonna give up