Play Hurt

I was sitting on a bench with my ankle tapped up Watching our team getting beat like a drum by a private school They were giving high fives and acting cool Tommy fouled out and the coach looked around Said, 22 it looks like it's down to you You're back in, do you think you can go again In the back of my mind I saw an old sign hanging up in the junior high gym Said, never give up cause winners never quit and quitters never win Sometimes you gotta suck it up And go bite down on the bullet Don't let nobody know Wrap it up, walk it off Tough it out, dust off the dirt Sometimes you gotta play hurt I called my folks and told em she was the one All they could say was, we're happy for you, son It's about time, you left your rowdy ways behind She figured out she was destined for some other place And a little bit more than me I guess I got the ring back, ups For a while I thought I'd never smile like she made me smile again Now I realized you can't sit around and wait for your life to mend Sometimes you gotta suck it up And go bite down on the bullet Don't let nobody know Wrap it up, walk it off Tough it out, dust off the dirt Sometimes you gotta play hurt I know you're feeling all torn down Life's been tough and you've hit rock bottom Ain't no body gonna do it for you You gotta get up (gotta get up) Try again (try again) When the going gets tough you gotta jump back in Sometimes you gotta suck it up And go bite down on the bullet Don't let nobody know Wrap it up, walk it off Tough it out, dust off the dirt Sometimes you gotta play hurt Play hurt, play hurt Wrap it up, walk off Tough it out, dust off the dirt Sometimes you gotta play hurt