Life is like a jumprope

Been meaning to post this for awhile. Figured today was a good day to do it. It's the lyrics from the song Jumprope on my "gym" playlist by Blue October. It's a cute little upbeat song. I don't know if I like it cause I used to love to jumprope as a kid- regular, double dutch, chinese.. (why don't kids jumprope on the playground any more?) but it makes me happy when my ipod randomly plays it. Not that I'd normally suggest music from Blue October- I think several of their songs have earned the "Explicit Lyrics" warning, but this is a good one.

Remember how you used to say
You couldn't wait for tomorrow for a brand new day
No fuss when ya had to ride the school bus
You just add a little blush
to paralyze your school crush

Now you're older and the weight is on your shoulder
Make the world a little colder
No more hiding in the old day
Be strong
Don't you give up hope
It will get hard
Life's like a jump rope

Chorus:
Up down
Up down
Up down
Up down, yeah
Cause it will get hard
Remember Life's like a jump rope

There'll be a bump and there will be a bruise
There'll be alarms and there will be a snooze
There'll be a path that you will have to choose
There'll be a win and there will be a lose and

You gotta hold your head up high and
Watch all the negative go by
Don't ever be ashamed to cry
You go ahead
Cause life's like a jump rope

(Chorus)

I want to tell you that everything will be okay
That everything will eventually turn itself to gold
So keep pushing through it all
Don't follow, lead the way
Don't lose yourself or your hope
Cause life's like a jump rope


(Chorus)


You stomp your feet so hard you make it pound
Raise the bottom to the top
and now we're never coming down

Up down stomp your feet spin around
Clap hands to the rhythm
Then you slip down

You stomp your feet so hard you make it pound
Raise the bottom to the top
and now we're never coming down.

(Chorus)