Текст песни Only the strong survive, Elvis Presley

(Words & music by 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