The Climb

by Miley Cyrus

an American actress and recording artist.  She was the star of the Disney Channel television series Hannah Montana, where she was the character Miley Stewart.  The song was written by Jessi Alexander and Jon Mabe and was performed for the 2009 film Hannah Montana: The Movie. 

I can almost see it.
That dream I’m dreaming, but
There’s a voice inside my head saying
You’ll never reach it
Every step I’m taking
Every move I make
Feels lost with no direction,
My faith is shaken
But I, I gotta keep trying
Gotta keep my head held high

There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

The struggles I’m facing
The chances I’m taking
Sometimes might knock me down, but
No I’m not breaking
I may not know it
But these are the moments that
I’m gonna remember most, yeah
Just gotta keep going
And I, I gotta be strong
Just keep pushing on, ’cause

There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Sometimes I’m gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

Yeah

There’s always gonna be another mountain
I’m always gonna wanna make it move
Always gonna be an uphill battle
Somebody’s gonna have to lose
Ain’t about how fast I get there
Ain’t about what’s waiting on the other side
It’s the climb

Yeah, yeah yeah

Keep on moving, keep climbing
Keep the faith baby
It’s all about, it’s all about the climb
Keep the faith, keep your faith, whoa, whoa, oh.

Vocabulary:

reach it:  make your dream real
faith is shaken:  beliefs could be wrong
gotta:  have got to
head held high:  dignity, self respect
gonna:  going to
mountain:  problem in life, difficult journey
wanna:  want to
uphill battle:  difficult struggle
ain’t:  it isn’t
struggles:  times when the work is hard
knock me down:  defeat me, make me lose
keep the faith:  don’t stop believing

© 2015 Ambien Malecot for vocabulary lesson only 

 

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