Well if persistence is the key, then show me the door Where do I begin, damn, I wanna quit, no 'Cause I'm too persistent Turn a optimist to a pessimist, tell me do I deserve this? Can I go to waste when I get a taste? Well, they won't lock me up here Plotting my escape, find another way I won't fly if I lay here When my knees are weak, I need to find that fire I sparked when I began, can't let it fade Remember this pain, I've been here before I wanted to fly and so they sent me to war Because when it rains, I'll beg it to pour And well if persistence is the key, then show me the door And well if persistence is the key, then show me the door Been around the block, I'm not really shocked by the roadblocks in my way When I walk the walk, I don't need to talk I'm the problems I can't say, so I'll keep pretending I'm fine Feeding myself all these lines 'cause When the going's tough I can tough it out 'Cause I'm always repeating this phrases When my knees are weak, I need to find that fire I sparked when I began, can't let it fade Remember this pain, I've been here before I wanted to fly and so they sent me to war Because when it rains, I'll beg it to pour And well if persistence is the key, then show me the door So I'll keep pretending I'm fine, feeding myself all these lines 'cause When the going's tough, I can tough it out 'Cause I'm always repeating these phrases Remember this pain, I've been here before I wanted to fly and so they sent me to war Because when it rains, I'll beg it to pour And well if persistence is the key, then show me the door (ahh, ahh) (When my knees are weak, I need to find that fire) Well if persistence is the key, then show me the door (When my knees are weak, I need to find that fire) And well if persistence is the key, then show me the door