Only the Strong Survive

	Lyrics：Gamble/Huff/Butler Music：Gamble/Huff/Butler
	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 sayin' it
	Boy, Oh, I see you're sittin' out there all alone
	Cryin' your eyes out 'cos 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 'cos 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
	Yes she said: Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
	You've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand
	Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
	Oh, you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
	'Cos 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
	Only the strong survive, only the strong survive

	Lyrics: Gamble Huff Butler Music: Gamble Huff Butler
	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 sayin' it
	Boy, Oh, I see you' re sittin' out there all alone
	Cryin' your eyes out ' cos 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 ' cos 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
	Yes she said: Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
	You' ve got to be a man, you' ve got to take a stand
	Only the strong survive, only the strong survive,
	Oh, you' ve got to be strong, you' d better hold on
	' Cos 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
	Only the strong survive, only the strong survive