I was sitting on a bench with my ankle tapped up

Watching our team getting beat like a drum by a private school

They were giving high fives and acting cool

Tommy fouled out and the coach looked around

Said, 22 it looks like it's down to you

You're back in, do you think you can go again

In the back of my mind I saw an old sign hanging up in the junior high gym

Said, Never Give Up Cause Winners Never Quit And Quitters Never Win



Sometimes you gotta suck it up

And go bite down on the bullet

Don't let nobody know

Wrap it up, walk it off

Tough it out, dust off the dirt

Sometimes you gotta play hurt



[Instrumental Interlude]



I called my folks and told em she was the one

All they could say was, we're happy for you, son

It's about time, you left your rowdy ways behind

She figured out she was destined for some other place

And a little bit more than me I guess

I got the ring back, UPS

For a while I thought I'd never smile like she made me smile again

Now I realized you can't sit around and wait for your life to mend



Sometimes you gotta suck it up

And go bite down on the bullet

Don't let nobody know

Wrap it up, walk it off

Tough it out, dust off the dirt

Sometimes you gotta play hurt



[Instrumental Interlude]



I know you're feeling all torn down

Life's been tough and you've hit rock bottom

Ain't no body gonna do it for you

You gotta get up (gotta get up)

Try again (try again)

When the going gets tough you gotta jump back in



Sometimes you gotta suck it up

And go bite down on the bullet

Don't let nobody know

Wrap it up, walk it off

Tough it out, dust off the dirt

Sometimes you gotta play hurt



Play hurt, play hurt



Wrap it up, walk off

Tough it out, dust off the dirt



Sometimes you gotta play hurt