Walk hard, hard down life's rocky road Walk bold, hard, that's my creed, my code I've been scorned and slandered and ridiculed too Had to struggle every day my whole life through Seen my share of the worst that this world can give But I still got a dream and a burning rage to live Walk hard, hard when they say you're all done Walk bold, hard though they say you're not the one Even if you've been told time and time again That you're always gonna lose and you're never gonna win Gotta keep that vision in your mind's eye When you're standing on top of a mountain high You know, when I was a boy, folks used to say to me Slow down, Dewey, don't walk so hard And I used to tell them Life's a race and I'm in it to win it And I walk as damn hard as I please How do I walk, boys? Walk hard When I meet my maker on my dying day Gonna look him in the eye and by God I'll say I gave my word and my word was good I took it in the face and I walked as hard as I could Walk hard Walk hard Walk hard Walk hard