He certainly did earn that reputation.
Well, I didn't know me, like I know me now
Sometimes you gotta get lost so you can get found
I've been scared of the dark and I've been scared of the light
But if you never get knocked down, you'll never learn how to fight
That's right
Oh
Imagine all of the dreams you're too scared to chase
You spend every last tomorrow looking back on yesterday
I've been where you are so many times before
These are moments when you find what you've been living for
This is where you fall
This is when you get up
This is where it all begins
This is where it hurts
This is when you learn that
This is where it all begins
Where it all begins (oh)
Yeah
My Momma used to say when I was just a child
"Life's little ups and downs make it all worth the while"
Oh don't worry 'bout nobody 'cause nobody's keeping score
Yeah, your hardest days are a part of something so much more
This is where you fall
This is when you get up
This is where it all begins (it all begins)
This is where it hurts
This is when you learn that
This is where it all begins
Where it all begins
Starting over
Is a beautiful thing
You find out who you are through the pain
This is where you fall
This is when you get up
It's where it all begins
Where it all begins
I'ts where it hurts
This is when you learn that
This is where it all begins
Where it all begins
Woah, woah, woah
Gotta give it all!
This is when you learn
Where it all begins
Where it all begins
Sometimes you gotta get lost so you can get found
I've been scared of the dark and I've been scared of the light
But if you never get knocked down, you'll never learn how to fight
That's right
Oh
Imagine all of the dreams you're too scared to chase
You spend every last tomorrow looking back on yesterday
I've been where you are so many times before
These are moments when you find what you've been living for
This is where you fall
This is when you get up
This is where it all begins
This is where it hurts
This is when you learn that
This is where it all begins
Where it all begins (oh)
Yeah
My Momma used to say when I was just a child
"Life's little ups and downs make it all worth the while"
Oh don't worry 'bout nobody 'cause nobody's keeping score
Yeah, your hardest days are a part of something so much more
This is where you fall
This is when you get up
This is where it all begins (it all begins)
This is where it hurts
This is when you learn that
This is where it all begins
Where it all begins
Starting over
Is a beautiful thing
You find out who you are through the pain
This is where you fall
This is when you get up
It's where it all begins
Where it all begins
I'ts where it hurts
This is when you learn that
This is where it all begins
Where it all begins
Woah, woah, woah
Gotta give it all!
This is when you learn
Where it all begins
Where it all begins
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