Times are tough and getting tougher

The water's high and getting rougher

A lot of talk of going under

That's one thought, but I got another.

I come from the school of hard knocks

The one my dad, and his dad, and his daddy taught

I learned early that you better learn fast

How to get back up when life knocks you flat on your back

And you don't back down

When the going gets tough

You ask for some more when ya had enough

When fear is a cold steel hammer that drops

You answer the door any time hard knocks.

All the hate is getting bolder

All the words are getting colder

The latest news is getting older

They all wanna cry

Well, mine ain't the shoulder.

I come from the school of hard knocks

The one my dad, and his dad, and his daddy taught

I learned early that you better learn fast

How to get back up when life knocks you flat on your back

And you don't back down

When the going gets tough

You ask for some more when ya had enough

When fear is a cold steel hammer that drops

You answer the door any time hard knocks.

I come from the school of hard knocks

The one my dad, and his dad, and his daddy taught

I learned early that you better learn fast

How to get back up when life knocks you flat on your back

And you don't back down

When the going gets tough

You ask for some more when ya had enough

When fear is a cold steel hammer that drops

You answer the door any time hard knocks.

Any time hard knocks.