I remember my first love affair
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong
My mama had some great advice
So I thought I'd put it into words of this song
I can still hear her sayin'
Boy oh I see you're 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 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
No I wouldn't let her know that she made me feel like a clown
There's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you
Oh but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now
And say that your life is through
Then she said Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
You've got to be a man you've got to take a stand
So I'm telling you right now only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
Hey you've got to be strong you'd better hold on
Don't worry about it don't you know that things are gonna change
Oh but you've got to be a man you've got to take a stand
Don't ever feel that you can make it baby