I remember
My first
Love affair
Somehow or other
The whole dern
Thing just went
Wrong
And my Mama
Had some
Great advice
So I thought
I'd put it
Into the words
Of this song
I can still hear
Her sayin '
Boy..
Oh I see you
Sittin' out there
All alone
Cryin' your eyes out
Cause the woman
That you love
Is gone
Oh there's gonna
Be there's
Gonna be
A whole lot of
Trouble
In your life
Oh ooh
So listen to me
And get up off
Your knees
Cause only the
Strong survive
That's what she said
Only the
Strong survive
Only the
Strong survive
Hey you gotta
Be strong
You better hold on
And don't go
Around
With your head
Hung down
I wouldn't let
The 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
Then she said only
The strong survive
Only the
Strong survive
Hey you gotta
Be a Man
You gotta take
A stand..
So I'm telling
You right now
Only the
Strong survive
Only the
Strong survive
Hey you gotta
Be strong
You've gotta
Hold on
Don't worry
About it
Don't you know
That things are
Gonna change
Ah but you
Gotta be a Man
You gotta
Take a stand
Don't ever feel
That you
Can't make it..