"Keep On Keepin' On" lyrics

Got no place to stay
Here comes a guy, maybe you can hitch a ride
Maybe he'll be nice to you
But then again, maybe he'll take advantage of you
But that's the chance you have to take
'Cause that's the life you choose to live
The cold steel night means nothing to you
'Cause your money is low, and you know what you have to do

You gotta keep on keepin' on (keep on keepin' on)
Hey, woman of the night
The game of survival and there ain't no wrong or right
You gotta keep on keepin' on (keep on keepin' on)
Until your day is gone
Sometimes you look in the mirror and say
"I wish I was never born"

Your life is much like a grain of sand (yeah)
As you make your way from day to day, going from man to man
It's sometimes sad, but it's true
What the game of life will make you do
It'll make you keep on keepin' on (keep on keepin' on)
There ain't no place in this world for the weak
You see, you gotta be strong

You gotta keep on keepin' on (keep on keepin' on)
Hey, woman of the night
And keep telling yourself
Come tomorrow, everything's gonna be alright (yeah)

You came from the school of hard knocks (yeah)
Your family was poor, and the bed you slept on was made of rocks
You've been caught stealing (stealing)
Wheelin' and dealin'
Gettin' your meals and sleep wherever you can
Life is mean, sometimes
Sometimes it hurts to dream

But you gotta keep keepin' on (keep on keepin' on)
Lord have mercy, keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin' on (keep on keepin' on)
Woman of the night
Keep on keepin' on, everything's gonna be alright (yeah)