Jerry Butler - Only the Strong Survive Lyrics

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
In the words of this song
I can still hear her saying

Boy, oh, I see you sitting
Out there all alone
Crying 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
Hey, you gotta be strong
You better hold on

Don't go around with
Your head hung down
Well, I wouldn't let
The little girl know
Wouldn't let her know
That she made me
Feel like a clown

There's a whole lotta girls
Looking for a good man like you
Oh, but you'll never meet em
If you give up now and
Say your life is through

Then she said
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
Hey, you gotta be a man
You gotta take a stand, yeah

So I'm telling you right now
Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
You gotta be strong
You better hold on

Don't worry about it
Things are gonna change
Oh, but you gotta be a man
You gotta take a stand

Don't ever feel that
You can't make it, baby