[Verse 1]
Don't really feel so good
My life is at an end
Fame is so hard to get
So many lows and downs
You know I'm not so bad and
I can write a song
If they only let me show
What I can do

[Verse 2]
No way to find a job
My car's without a part
Millions of bills to pay
My landlord wants me out
Whatever happens
You know I will survive
This is not the first time
Been down this road before

[Chorus]
This time I have to win on my own
This time I have to win, can't be wrong
If only just for you, it's important to me
This time I have to win
Yeah, this time I have to win

[Verse 3]
My girl has gone away
I'm left here all alone
She said if you make it
You know my telephone
My room is empty besides
Pictures on the walls
But I fell that someday
She'll be knockin' at my door

[Chorus]
This time I have to win on my own
This time I have to win, can't be wrong
If only just for you, I'll make it
This time I have to win on my own
This time I have to win
This time I have to win
If only just for you, it's important to me
This time I have to win, yeah
This time I have to win
This time I have to win on my own
This time I have to win, can't be wrong
If only just for you, I'll make it
This time I have to win on my own
This time I have to win