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GOD BLESS MY DADDY,
I LEARNED SO MUCH FROM HIM
HE TAUGHT ME AT
AN EARLY AGE
I HAD TO SINK 0R SWIM
HE SAID, BOY, THAT OLD RIVER
OF LIFE CAN WASH AWAY
YOUR DREAMS
BUT YOU GOTTA KEEP
RIGHT ON KICKIN'

AND SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
BEFORE I KNEW ITI WAS
OUTTHERE ON THE STREET
THAT OLD GAL THEY CALL
LADY LUCK
SHE WASN'T KIND TO ME
AS A MATTER OF FACT
YOU COULD SAY SHE WAS
DOWN RIGHT MEAN
SHE KEPTME IN OVER MY HEAD
AND SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
FIGHTIN' EVERY INCH
OF THE WAY
FOR A POOR BOY'S DREAM
THINGS'LL GET ROUGH
TIMES'LL GET LEAN
BUTTHE ONLY CHOICE YOU GOT

IS KEEP SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
EVERYTIME I THINK
MY SHIP IS COMIN' IN
THAT OLD TIDE WILL TURN AND
IT'LL TAKE ME BACK OUT
AGAIN
IF I JUST LAY BACK AND FLOAT
I'LL BE IN TROUBLE YOU SEE
SO I GOTTA KEEP WORKIN'
AND KICKIN' AND
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
FIGHTIN' EVERY INCH
OF THE WAY
FOR A POOR BOY'S DREAM
THINGS'LL GET ROUGH
TIMES'LL GET LEAN
BUTTHE ONLY CHOICE YOU GOT

IS KEEP SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
FIGHTIN' EVERY INCH
OF THE WAY
FOR A POOR BOY'S DREAM
THINGS'LL GET ROUGH
TIMES'LL GET LEAN
BUTTHE ONLY CHOICE YOU GOT

IS KEEP SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
YEAH, THE ONLY CHOICE
THAT YOU GOT IS

KEEP SWIMMIN' UPSTREAM
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Title
Swimming Upstream
Artist
Ricky Van Shelton
Brand
Harris Studios
(1 Other Versions)
Code
VH53-18
Genres
classic country pop, country, country rock, country road, traditional country, christian country