When I was a young skinny boy My mama said to me The world out there is hard 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 mama 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
Lived 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 To 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 you 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' slow 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 Write a bit now Love a bit 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
In The Country
Oh my reasons And my ways Keep on changing From day to day As I grow It becomes so clear Why I'm here
It's all here For you and me The beauty of life Someday you'll see Then you'll join in And sing along And you'll understand why I sing this song Let me tell you now I do love you I do love you I do love you
Well I'm talkin' bout life And livin' And the beautiful earth And givin' Talkin 'bout the natural things we've had since birth That's lovin' Well I'm talkin' 'bout a walk in the country Mother Nature's sweet charm The smell of her perfume As we walk arm in arm Let me tell you now I do love you I do love you I do love you
Well it's a beautiful day And I'm on my way Oooh, thank you lord, for the country
Well my thoughts Are like ripples in a stream I see myself so free My eyes and spirit say hello My soul goes dancing by, oh hello
The clean fresh air Goes jumping through my head The sun is smilin' down If you have ever lived out here Then you know why I say I do love you I do love you I do love you
So come on let's move Out to the country Yeah, let's go live out there Come on people Come on people Yeah, let's be free We got to be free In the country You and me Come on people Come on people Better have a good time We'll have a good time We got to be free