[Verse 1]
Took a couple blows on Broadway
'Cause I heard that's what you do
Left blood and sweat and tears up and down 16th Avenue
Between the "Son, you just ain't got it"s and the barely making rent"
I just smiled and took it on the chin

[Chorus]
And I did my best, I went for broke
Breathed in every drop of neon-covered honky-tonk bar smoke
When this town did its worst, I just smiled and said, "Bring it"
Said, "If I go down, hell, at least I go down singin', oh"

[Verse 2]
Signed a couple sheets of paper and finally thought I'd won
Turns out I'd sign a couple more, and tell 'em I was done
But a phone call home to Momma gets your back up off the ropes
Put my boots back on, called up the boys
And we all hit the road

[Chorus]
And I did my best, I went for broke
Breathed in every drop of neon-covered honky-tonk bar smoke
When this town did its worst, I just smiled and said, "Bring it"
Said, "If I go down, hell, at least I go down singin', oh"
Go down singin', oh
[Bridge]
Got asked the other day, by a kid with dreams to chase
Said, "What's it really take?"
I told him, "Make sure you can say

[Chorus]
I did my best
I went for broke
Breathe in every drop of neon-covered honky-tonk bar smoke
When this town does its worst, make sure you smile and say, "Bring it"
And if you go down, at least you go down singin'"

[Outro]
If you go down, make damn sure
You go down singin', oh
Go down singin', oh