When the downbeat hits and the rest are full of itnI'm moving onnGot to build a new bridge because the rest are burning itnI'm pushing onnWhen the pressure adds up a lot more than encouragementnI'll take the lesser sidenIf you weigh the time you waste to procrastinatenYou'll see your days have lost their stridennI'll go where they tell me not to go in a quick blink of an eyenThey've been dragging me around with my face against the groundnUntil my heart was bone drynnWell the word defeat means to me you've given innAnd I'm moving onnTake those shackled feet and break the chains of innocencenAnd I'm pushing onnWhen the pressure adds up a lot more than encouragementnI'll take the lesser sidenIf you weigh the time you waste to procrastinatenYou'll see your days have lost their stridennI'll go where they tell me not to go in a quick blink of an eyenThey've been dragging me around with my face against the groundnUntil my heart was bone drynNow I'm back on my feet, upright and upbeatnAnd I'll have you know my friendnThere's no slowing me down once I catch my momentumnnI'm moving onnYou know there's no dragging me downnI'm moving onnThere's no stringing me aroundnI'm moving onnBecause I'm back up on my feetnI'm moving onnBecause I've got my own backbeatnI've got a stride that can't be beatnAnd I'll run with it as far as I cannnWhen the downbeat hits and the rest are full of itnI'm moving onnGot to build a new bridge because the rest are burning itnI'm pushing onnWhen the pressure adds up a lot more than encouragementnI'll take the lesser sidenIf you weigh the time you waste to procrastinatenYou'll see your days have lost their stridennI'll go where they tell me not to go in a quick blink of an eyenThey've been dragging me around with my face against the groundnUntil my heart was bone drynNow I'm back on my feet, upright and upbeatnAnd I'll have you know my friendnThere's no slowing me down once I catch my momentum