I've held bitterness sweeter than your face
Felt the fire of deliverance when you thought I'd go to waste
I just keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
If I ache from the heavy ghost, my sins on my back
I'll keep going long through the bloodhounds and the bats
I just keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on

Oh, try to bury me down
I'll just keep on keepin', keep on keepin'
I won't turn back around
I'll just keep on keepin', keep on keepin'
Well the lines may shatter, concede
You won't take him from me

She smiles like a hot knife callin' to the rain
I'm gonna meet her there through the hollow and the pain
I'll just keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on

Oh, try to bury me down
I'll just keep on keepin', keep on keepin'
I won't turn back around
I'll just keep on keepin', keep on keepin'
Well the lines may shatter, concede
You won't take him from me
Oh, the lines may shatter, concede
You won't take him from me

I just keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on
Keep on keepin', keep on keepin' on