Wasn't easy on these back roads
I had the dirt beneath my nails
And my heart was full of aching
From a story I'd never tell
And I walked through the fire, when I got my scars to show
Fields of doubt, the seed I always sow

I took a hard road alone
I took a hard road alone

Broken and bruised, win or you lose, pain and pride
You learn how to carry on
You learn how to carry on
Stumble and fall, back's on the wall, weight on the soul
You learn how to carry it
You learn to carry on

And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on and carry on
And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, yeah, carry on

I walked through the cities where nobody knows my name
Yeah, I worked two jobs just to play the game
I took hit after hit, but I learned how to stand
I built my own way with my own two hands

I took a hard road alone
I took a hard road alone

Broken and bruised, win or you lose, pain and pride
You learn how to carry on
You learn how to carry on
Stumble and fall, back's on the wall, weight on the soul
You learn how to carry it
You learn to carry on

And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on and carry on
And on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on, and on
And on, and on, yeah, carry on