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When I was a young, skinny boy
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My momma said to me
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The world out there is hot and dirty
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Mean as it wants to be
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I know there's gonna be times when you're down and out
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So listen now kid, listen now son
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I'll tell you what it's all a bout
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You got to try to keep your head above the water ( That's what my momma told me )
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You got to try to keep a step ahead of time
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And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to ( Shouldn't ought to )
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If you love your brothers, love will come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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I live my life in so many ways
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To find out who I am
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Time's approaching
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I really can say truly, I under stand
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Got more living to do for my self
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So run along now, play along later
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Stay up by the shelf
Sing it girls
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You got to try to keep your head above the water ( yes I do, yes I do )
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You got to try to keep a step ahead of time
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And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
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If you love your sisters, love will come back to you ( Love'll come back to you )
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Love'll come back to you
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All the world is turning to stone
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Slowly, it will die
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But that is something I never will see
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I don't know why
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Trying to take the world the best I can
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Might've been now, probably be later
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Stand up like a man
Hey, hey
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You got to try to keep your head above the water ( yes I do, yes I do, yes I do )
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You got to try to keep a step ahead of time
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And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to
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Love your brothers and sisters, love will come back to you ( Love'll come back to you )
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you (My momma told me)
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Love'll come back to you (My momma told me)
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you
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Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back—)
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