Is this as bad as it gets or is it gonna get better?
Is this some kind of test, or will it be like this forever?
'Cause I ain't ever see a cloud this dark
And I ain't ever been down this far
Is this as bad as it gets or is it gonna get better?

I know it ain't gonna be no easy ride
And what doesn't kills you makes you stronger
But I'm running out of places I can hide
And everyday it's like the nights get longer
When I close my eyes, yeah, the waves get high
And the flames get hotter
So I'm asking myself 'cause I can't tell
If this is hell or just high water?

Is the tide gonna turn or will it keep on rising?
Is it all gonna burn out and strike like lightning?
'Cause I'm fighting and I'm just
Hangin' on to any thread of hope
Wonderin' if I should just let go
'Cause it's killin' me to just keep on climbin'
Lookin' for a silver lining

I know it ain't gonna be no easy ride
And what doesn't kills you makes you stronger
But I'm running out of places I can hide
And everyday it's like the nights get longer
When I close my eyes, yeah, the waves get high
And the flames get hotter
So I'm asking myself 'cause I can't tell
If this is hell or just high water?

Ohh-oh-ohh, will it ever be over?
Ohh-oh-ohh, am I two steps back, or one step closer

I know it ain't gonna be no easy ride
And what doesn't kills you makes you stronger
But I'm running out of places I can hide
And everyday it's like the nights get longer
When I close my eyes, yeah, the waves get high
And the flames get hotter
But I'm tellin' myself 'cause I know damn well
That this ain't hell
It's just high water
High water
It's just high water