If everything in life was right Then we would never have to fight So if we never used the brain Then only carcass would remain If man had never used his hands Then he could never understand The joys of making this and that Like winning money from the slot
Forget about stupidity Discover your ability Develop your creativity Cultivate humility To brave the stormy weather Oh my brothers And heed my foolish words
You see the more you give to life Is the more you're gonna get from life So go on and give Don't count the cost And the less you give to life Is the less you're gonna get from life So save your dough And your soul might be lost
If every man should be the boss There'd be no one to groom the horse Mechanics none to fix the car No humble man to spread the tar If every man should be on top Now tell me what the hell could stop Top heavy from a fatal drop Extinct would be the mortal crop
It's time we learned to be satisfied Curtail resources running wild Too much have you, get rid of some There are too many who have none Oh my brother, help them to face the stormy weather And heed these foolish words I tell you
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You got to give if you got To those who have not You got to give if you got To those who have not Not asking you to swap You gotta give to get You gotta give if you got Oh you gotta give if you got To those who have not You got to give to get