I?ve been down before   So I chose to drink it away   Used to wake up pour it down   Hurt the ones I love everyday      Today?s a new day, a fresh start for me   Now look through sober eyes   At the life I?ve made   Love almost threw away      Not gonna lose this time   Gotta think straight   Fight for what?s mine   Too many times I?ve chosen the wrong path      Stumbled my life through   Over and over again   I?ve seen the look of pain on your face   I hope it never comes back      Found love in my best friend   You stood by through it all   Until the end a true friend   Always by my side      By my side, by my side   By my side      Been down before   Over and over again   Stumbled my life through   I?m stronger now that I have you