Determined

You shoved me down once
You tried to steal my pride
You thought you had me down
You thought it only took one try

But boy, you guessed wrong
And I can tell that you're surprised
When you saw I got back up
I saw the fear inside your eyes

I dusted off, I got back up
Though shaky I may have seemed
And then I proved you wrong
About what you thought of me

I'm stronger than you think
Even though I sometimes may fall
Because I'll always get back up
I can't always lose all

When you think you have me down
Don't turn your back to go
When you look back and I'm not there
You'll be the last to know

You can't keep me down
My will is stronger than you
Even though you shoved me down once
We both know once will never do

My determination gets me through
Though I may seem hurt at first
I'll get back up, I'll be all right
Go ahead and do your worst

written in 2000