I'm Gonna Make It This Time

I'm gonna make it this time

I'm gonna make it, make it, this time

When the curtain goes up

And the audience sits down

I'll be singing and wearing my crown

Because I'm gonna make it

I'm gonna make it

I'm gonna make it this time

I've got a lot to give

I've got so much of myself to give

And as long as I live

I have to keep on giving

Because I'm gonna make it

I've told myself before, but I mean it this time, I'm gonna make it

Got to, got to, got to make it, make it

This, this, this time

When the curtain comes up

And the audience sits down

I'll be standing on a mountaintop looking down

Wearing a crown

With a little bit help from my friends, I'm gonna make it

I've told myself before, but I mean it this time, I'm gonna make it

Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to make it

This time, time

I've paid my dues

And I know I'm qualified, sanctified, bonafide

I've been trying so damn long

And making so many

And making so many hard years

Only the strong shall survive

And the weak shall fade by the wayside

They say there's no rest for the weary

But you have to be strong to survive this

You're never 'posed to give up

You're never supposed to give up

Keep on struggling

Make it, make it, make it

Make it to the mountaintop

Make it to the mountaintop