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Yeah, yeah
When I was a young skinny boy
My momma said to me
The world out there is hot and dirty
Mean as it wants to be
I know there´s gonna be times when you´re down and out
So listen now kid
Listen now son
I´ll tell you what it´s all about
You gotta try to keep your head above the water
That´s what my momma told me
You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time
And even though you do some things you shouldn´t ought to
Shouldn´t ought to
If you love your brothers love will come back to you
Love´ll come back to you
Love´ll come back to you
Love´ll come back to you
Live my life in so many ways
To find out who I am
Time´s approaching
I really can say
Truly I understand
Got more livin´ to do for myself
So run along now
Play along later
Stay up by the shelf
Sing it girls
Gotta try to keep your head above the water
Yes you do yes I do
You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time
Even though you do some things you shouldn´t ought to
If you love your sisters love will come back to you
Love´ll come back to you
Love´ll come back to you
All the world is turnin´ to stone
Slowly it will die
But that is something I never will see
I don´t know why
Tryin´ to take the world the best I can
Might be now
Probably be later
Stand up like a man
hey, hey
Gotta try to keep your head above the water
Yes you do yes you do yes you do
Gotta try to keep a step ahead of time
Even though you do some things you shouldn´t ought to
Love your brothers and sisters, love´ll come back to you
Love´ll come back to you
Love´ll come back to you