I reme mber my first love affair
S omehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong
M y mamma had some great advice
S o I thought I'd put it into words of this song
I can still hear her sayin' it
B oy Oh I see you're sittin' out there all alone
C ryin' your eyes out 'cos the woman that you love has gone
O h there's gonna be there's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life
O h so listen to me get up off your knees 'cos only the strong survive
T hat's what she said only the strong survive
O nly the strong survive
Oh you've g ot to be s trong you'd b etter hold o n
D on't go all around with your head hung down
W ell I wouldn't let that little girl
N o I wouldn't let her know that she made me feel like a clown
T here's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you
O h but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now and say that your life is through
Yes she said: O nly the strong survive only the strong survive
You've g ot to be a m an you've g ot to take a s tand
Only the s trong survive only the strong survive
Oh you've g ot to be s trong you'd b etter hold o n
' Cos only the strong survive
O nly the strong survive only the strong survive
Well you've g ot to be a man you've g ot to take a s tand
O nly the strong survive only the strong survive