[Verse 1] At forty-four minutes to four An angel walked up to my door Opened the windows to my soul Told me he thinks that I should know That there's no slowing down As the globe spins 'round and 'round You gotta keep going, gotta keep going Gotta keep going, you gotta keep going Gotta keep going, you gotta keep going You gotta keep going, you gotta keep going You gotta keep going [Bridge] If there's one thing that I learned While in those county lines It's that everything takes time You have gotta lose your pride You have gotta lose your mind Just to find your peace of mind You have got to trust the signs Everything will turn out fine [Hook 1] So why aren't you smiling? Why aren't you smiling? So why aren't you smiling? Why aren't you smiling? Life can get wild when, you caught in the whirl wind Lost in the world when, your chasing the win You gotta understand There's really no end, there's really no beginning There's really no real, there's really no pretending There's really no fail, there's really no winning Cause nothing really isn't, everything really isn't [Verse 2] At forty-four minutes to four An angel walked up to my door Opened the windows to my soul Told me he thinks that I should know That life only gets harder but you gotta get stronger This is for my brother, I do this for my daughter That's why I keep going, that's why I keep going That's why I keep going That's why I keep going, I gotta keep going I gotta keep going, I gotta keep going I gotta keep going, gotta keep going Gotta keep going I gotta show them, that I can keep going I gotta keep going, I gotta keep going I gotta keep going [Hook 2] Why aren't you smiling? Why aren't you smiling? Life can get wild when, you caught in the whirl wind Lost in the world when, your chasing the win You gotta understand There's really no end, there's really no beginning There's really no real, there's really no pretending There's really no fail, there's really no winning Cause nothing really is and, everything really isn't That's why I keep going