Skinny Boy

Ow

Yeah, yeah

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

Love'll come back to you

Love'll come back to you

Love'll come back to you

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