[Originally by Sick Of It All]


Invest time, invest life

invest it all, reinvent yourself

before you know it

your essence is renewed with something fresh

Your will, your way

will earn respect in your day

let the glory sharpened knife

carve the future of your life


let's not praise the past, just a fact

Built to last

old school or the new

doesn't mean a thing if your heart's not true

greedy ones faded fast, we're here

Built to last

For the fun, not a fad

the love and the truth so powerful


work out the snags of the past

work out the snags that won't last

mistakes have finished my brothers

mistakes will guide all the others

Your will, your way

might shape a better day

eradicate the stagnancy

eradicate it like disease


let's not praise the past, just a fact

Built to last

old school or the new

doesn't mean shit if your heart ain't true

greedy ones faded fast, we're here

Built to last

For the fun, not a fad

the love and the truth so powerful

the love and the truth so powerful


as we've seen around the world

We won't go away

cause we'll always feel this way

We're here to stay

and our impact will be felt

We won't go away

if we feel it, if we feel it

We're here to stay

Built to last