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When I was just a young boy, I had to work hard 'cause my daddy was gone |
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My momma said "Son, life is never easy |
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And if you wanna win then you gotta be strong", I gotta be strong |
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I heard her say "It ain't ever black or white |
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But when it's time to choose, I know you'll do what's right |
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You gotta stand up and fight" |
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Chorus: |
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Give it up - give it up, give it everything you got |
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Give it all, if you wanna take it to the top |
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Give it up - give it up, 'cause you know there'll come a time |
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When you gotta lay it, lay it, lay it, you gotta lay it on the line |
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Well I was only fifteen, when I heard that rock 'n' roll sound |
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(Oh what a sound) |
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I bought a secondhand six-string, and I played it outta that neon town |
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I still recall those old words from yesterday, I pick up that old guitar |
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And every time I play, I can still hear her say |
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chorus |
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(Instrumental break) |
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I remember those hard times, I always had to fight just to make it through |
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Now it's all behind me, but those old words still ring true |
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Still ring true now |
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The more it changes, the more it stays the same |
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And boy, I'm telling you, if you wanna play the game |
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The lesson's still the same |
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chorus repeats 2x |