Paying My Way Lyrics - Dropkick Murphys

Wake and pray, work all day 

Walk past the places I used to lay 

Now I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way 

Some days are hard, some days are long 

Some days I'm weak, some days I'm strong 

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way 

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way 

But my hopes are so much higher 

Don't count me out, I'm a survivor 

I've chased these dreams down city streets 

Dead-end roads that no one sees 

And I'm proud to be a fighter 

Don't shut me out, don't hold me down 

I'm right here, I'll be around 

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way 

Some days are slow, some days fly by 

Some days I laugh, some days I cry 

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way 

I'm paying my way, I'm paying my way 

But my hopes are so much higher 

Don't count me out, I'm a survivor 

I've chased these dreams down city streets 

Dead-end roads that no one sees 

And I'm proud to be a fighter 

When I look back and see your side 

When I look hard into your eyes 

When I take stock of what I've done 

I think about how far I've come 

And my hopes are so much higher 

Don't count me out, I'm a survivor 

And my hopes are so much higher 

And I'm proud to be a fighter