[Verse 1]
Some days I wake up bent
Like the world got a grudge
One more bill on the table
One more bruise I don't judge
I keep my head in the water
Still the tide won't let go
I been draggin' my name
Through the mud and the cold
[Pre-Chorus]
But I been learnin' the hard way
Pain can teach a man
Every loss left a footprint
Every fall made a plan
[Chorus]
Sometimes I believe
The universe hates me
(oh, hates me)
Misery after misery
It keeps on chasin' me
(keeps on chasin' me)
But I come up changed
A little more brave
A little more strong
From what it gave
[Verse 2]
I seen doors shut tight
When I knocked with my best
I seen friends turn quiet
When I needed a chest
Still I stand back up
With the dust on my shoes
If the road keeps swingin'
I swing back too
[Pre-Chorus]
'Cause I been learnin' the hard way
Pain can teach a man
Every scar got a story
Every tear got a hand
[Chorus]
Sometimes I believe
The universe hates me
(oh, hates me)
Misery after misery
It keeps on chasin' me
(keeps on chasin' me)
But I come up changed
A little more brave
A little more strong
From what it gave
[Bridge]
I won't call it easy
I won't call it fair
But I know what survived me
Was always in there
So if the sky comes heavy
And the night won't leave
I got my own heartbeat
Tellin' me to breathe
[Final Chorus]
Sometimes I believe
The universe hates me
(oh, hates me)
Misery after misery
It keeps on chasin' me
(keeps on chasin' me)
But I come up changed
A little more brave
A little more strong
From what it gave
A little more strong
Yeah, what it gave