I'm Gonna Make It This Time

I'm gonna make it this time I'm gonna make it, make it, this time When the curtain goes up And the audience sits down I'll be singing and wearing my crown Because I'm gonna make it I'm gonna make it I'm gonna make it this time I've got a lot to give I've got so much of myself to give And as long as I live I have to keep on giving Because I'm gonna make it I've told myself before, but I mean it this time, I'm gonna make it Got to, got to, got to make it, make it This, this, this time When the curtain comes up And the audience sits down I'll be standing on a mountaintop looking down Wearing a crown With a little bit help from my friends, I'm gonna make it I've told myself before, but I mean it this time, I'm gonna make it Got to, got to, got to, got to, got to make it This time, time I've paid my dues And I know I'm qualified, sanctified, bonafide I've been trying so damn long And making so many And making so many hard years Only the strong shall survive And the weak shall fade by the wayside They say there's no rest for the weary But you have to be strong to survive this You're never 'posed to give up You're never supposed to give up Keep on struggling Make it, make it, make it Make it to the mountaintop Make it to the mountaintop