Jump Rope lyrics

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

[Chorus:]

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

[Chorus]

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

[Chorus]

• Artist:Blue October
• Album:Approaching normal (2009)