well it's been a long, long time since I picked up a guitar,
dreamed I'd be someone by now, but I haven't gotten far
and it's a day of reckoning when you realize one day
that maybe all your bigger dreams have slowly fell away
well, I've been down and out and I've been hurt
I've been kicked around and dragged right through the dirt
won't you please hold me up to stop me falling, and I will hold you up to stop you falling

If i told you once, then I told you twice
we ain't never backing down, we aint never playing nice

raise your glass, if you're living for today
raise your glass, if you're torn by yesterday
raise your glass, if you have no regrets tonight
raise your glass, if you're living for the fight

sometimes it's hard to never fall apart
this one goes out to all the girls that broke my heart
live a life that rolls the dice, live a life of pages turn
live a life of sacrifice, live of a life ya fight and earned
well, I've been down and out and I've been hurt
I've been kicked around and dragged right through the dirt
won't you please hold me up to stop me falling, and I will hold you up to stop you falling

If i told you once, then I told you twice
we ain't never backing down, we aint never playing nice

raise your glass, if you're living for today
raise your glass, if you're torn by yesterday
raise your glass, if you have no regrets tonight
raise your glass, if you're living for the fight