It’s not the end, it’s a re-set
Rejection is a re-direct
You fall down, you get back up again
It’s what you call experience

I got a gun
You can’t fail if you don’t try
The view is shit from the borderline
Pain is part of a process
The architect of success

A stoppage in the road, mutation of the plan
A shifting of the load, the making of the man
You’ve gotta take the lows to make it to the highs
You’ve gotta take the blows to make it through the fight

Failure is the mother of success!
Failure is the mother of success!
Failure is the mother of success!
Failure is the mother of success!

Don’t concede to mediocrity
Or cede to be a non-entity
Get shot of the negatives
Operate your prerogative

I got a gun
At any age, you can start again
Life is the page, and you are the pen
Be the movie that you wanna see
Be the book that you wanna read

A stoppage in the road, mutation of the plan
A shifting of the load, the making of the man
You’ve gotta take the lows to make it to the highs
You’ve gotta take the blows to make it through the fight

Failure is the mother of success!
Failure is the mother of success!
Failure is the mother of success!
Failure is the mother of success!

Believe in the guarantees
Listen to the expertise
Well, I tried it, tried it
I didn’t like it, like it
I’ve chosen to ignore
To challenge this system
And kick down the doors

‘Cause I tried it, I tried it
I didn’t like it, like it
I had all I can take
Now I’m taking a break

And no one gets the break without the hitch
We’ve all been there before
You can take much more than this
It’s a game, but you’re the player
And failure is just the mother of success

You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today

You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today

You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today

You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today
You took a lot of knocks to get where you are today…

Other lyrics by The Wildhearts:

Blue Moon Over Brinkburn

Held down by the neck, starving of oxygen The teacher said that I’d never be anything I said I’d be back with a record to prove That he was wrong, I was right …

Eventually

My eyes have given up My sense of sight is not enough To find beauty in this shell But you’re free to run like hell ‘Cause you don’t hear the thoughts …

Failure Is The Mother Of Success

It’s not the end, it’s a re-set Rejection is a re-direct You fall down, you get back up again It’s what you call experience I got a gun You can’t …

Fire In The Cheap Seats

Goodbye to Angie, goodbye to Wendy Goodbye to Sarah and Jane In my heart, there’s a fighter In my soul, there’s a giver But there’s a fire burning …

Hurt People Hurt People

You’ve been here before It didn’t beat you then I believe in you You’ll get back up again No hate should live rent free inside your mind Because only …