Can't Lose

I'm walking crooked but I'm walking through
Got duct-taped dreams and worn-out shoes
The rent’s a prayer, the check won't clear
But something in me says "I'm still here"

Can't lose, I've paid my dues
Even when I've got the blues
Can't lose, can't lose
I laugh at every cheap excuse

My phone lights up with unpaid dues
I’m drowning deep in IOUs
But I’ve got steel they can’t corrode
A heart that runs on overload

Can't lose, my heart’s the fuse I use
This fight’s the one I had to choose
Can't lose, can't lose
I may bend but I don't bruise

They wrote me off at twenty-two
Said, "Son, the world ain’t made for you."
And I’ve been broke, I’ve been denied
But I'm the bastard who survived

Can't lose, the pain is now my muse
Wear my sins like Sunday suits
Can't lose, can't lose
They'll demand and I'll refuse

So here's to everyone who stays
Who claws through all the darkest days
Who gets back up when life gets rough
We're battered, but tough enough