You can try to knock me down 
And even hold me against the floor 
(Oh Lord) You can try to knock me down 
And even hold me against the floor 
But at the end when I get up people
Me & my will be stronger than before

You can drag me through the mud, 
You can even try to make me crumble & fall
(Oh Lord) you can drag me through the mud, 
You can even try to make me crumble & fall
But at the end when I get up people 
Me and my blues will rise taller than before
(and nobody can take away my blues)

You can try to knock me down
And even hold me against the floor 
(Oh Lord) You can try to knock me down 
And even hold me against the floor 
(and some motherfuckers are really tryin' hard)
But at the end when I get up people
Me & my will be stronger than before