I woke up from another nightmare
With nobody there to calm my nerve
Just a vision of two summers playing stateside
It seems like such another world
They tell you sit down and hush, hush
This is how the world works
They tell you sit down and hush, hush
You'll die like everybody else

They say you're only a kid you'll forget it
They're too scared to notice
When you're down, keep swinging
Because life is a mystery
You never know when you're gonna hit
When you're down, keep swinging
Because life is a mystery
But you've to face it your own
So keep swinging

So wake me up and bring me daylight
Bring me back to where I used to live
Growing up with everybody on my shoulders
It's so much farther to fall now that I'm older
They told me sit down and hush, hush
This is how the world works
They tell you sit down and hush, hush
You'll die like everybody else

When you're down keep swinging
Because life is a mystery
You never know when you're gonna hit
When you're down, keep swinging
Because life is a mystery
But you've got to face it on your own
So keep swinging

So live your life
Just make the best of what you can
Finish up the rest and know the pain
I need to convince myself
That I'm gonna die like everybody else
I need to convince myself
That I'm gonna die like everybody else
That I'm gonna die like everybody else

When you're down keep swinging
Because life is a mystery
You never know when you're gonna hit
(Keep Swinging, Keep Swinging)
When you're down, keep swinging
Because life is a mystery
But you've got to face it on your own
(So keep swinging)
But you've got to face it on your own
So keep swinging