Paying My Way

C F C (4x) C Wake and pray, work all day, walk past the places I used to lay G F C Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way C Some days are hard, some days are long, some days I'm weak, some days I'm strong G F C I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way Link C F C (2x) G F C I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way G C But my hopes are so much higher G C Don't count me out, I'm a survivor F I've chased these dreams down city streets G Dead-end roads that no one sees F G C And I'm proud to be a fighter Link C F C (2x) C Don't shut me out, don't hold me down. I'm right here, I'll be around! G F C Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way C Some days are slow, some days fly by. Some days I laugh, some days I cry! G F C Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way Link C F C (2x) G F C I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way G C But my hopes are so much higher G C Don't count me out, I'm a survivor F I've chased these dreams down city streets G Dead-end roads that no one sees F G C And I'm proud to be a fighter Link C F C (2x) Dm F C F Dm F G F When I look back and see your side G When I look hard into your eyes C When I take stock of what I've done F I think about how far I've come G C But my hopes are so much higher G C Don't count me out, I'm a survivor G C But my hopes are so much higher F G C And I'm proud to be a fighter C F C (2x)