Only The Strong Survive

I remember my first love affair.
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong.
My mamma had some great advice,
So, I thought I’d put it into words of this song.
I can still hear her say:

Boy,
Oh, I see you’re sittin’ out there all alone,
Cryin’ your eyes out
‘Cause the woman that you love has gone.
Oh, there’s gonna be, there’s gonna be
A whole lot of trouble in your life,
Oh, so listen to me,
Get up off your knees,
‘Cause only the strong survive.

That’s what she said, only the strong survive,
Only the strong survive,
Oh you’ve got to be strong,
You’d better hold on.
Don’t go…

All around with your head hung down,
Well, I wouldn’t let that little girl know,
I wouldn’t let her know
That she made me feel like a clown.
There’s a whole lot of girls
Lookin’ for a good man like you,
Oh, but you’ll never meet ’em
If you give up now and say your life is through.

And she said:
Only the strong survive,
Only the strong survive,
Well, you’ve got to be a man,
You’ve got to take a stand.

Only the strong survive,
Only the strong survive,
Well, you’ve got to be strong,
You’d better hold on,
‘Cause only the strong survive.

Only the strong survive,
Only the strong survive,
Well, you’ve got to be a man,
You’ve got to take a stand.
‘Cause only the strong survive.

Only the strong survive.
Only the strong survive.
Only the strong survive.
Only the strong survive…