Remember how you used to say
"You couldn't wait till tomorrow for a brand new day"
No fuss when you had to ride the bus
You just add a little blush
To paralyze your school crush
Now you're older
And the weight is on your shoulder
Makes the world a little colder
No more hiding in the old days
Be strong
Don't you give up hope
It will get hard
Life's like a jump rope
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Up, down (x3)
Up, down, yeah
'Cause it will get hard, remember:
Life's like a jump rope
Up, down (x3)
Up, down, yeah
It will get hard
'Cause it will get hard
There'll be a bump there will be a bruise
There'll be alarms and there will be a snooze
There'll be a path that you will have to choose
There'll be a win and there will be a lose
And you have to hold your head up high
And watch all the negative go by
Don't you ever be ashamed to cry
You go ahead
'Cause life's like a jump rope
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I want to tell you that everything will be okay
That everything will eventually turn itself to gold
So keep pushing through it all
Don't follow, lead the way
Don't lose yourself or your hope
'Cause life's like a jump rope
You stomp your feet
So hard you make it pound
Raise the bottom to the top
And now we're never coming down
Up, down
Stomp your feet
Spin around
Clap hands to the rhythm
Then you slip down
You stomp your feet
So hard you make it pound
Raise the bottom to the top
And now we're never coming down
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