I'll Get By

I've been waiting on the devil To come up and take my soul away And I've been lighting all the candles And bowing my head to pray And all the roses I see around me I know they're in bloom But they're still looking gray And I know, not every street is paved in gold But even though I walk most of them alone I'll get by I'll get by, Oh, I'll get by I'll get by, Oh, I'll get by On my own now, I'm heading Northbound And I've been trying to make it for a while I need a road map, or a compass Because I can't tell what's yours and what is mine Oh I believe that one day angels Will come pick me up and take me for a ride And I know, not every street is paved in gold But even though I walk most of them alone I'll get by I'll get by, Oh, I'll get by I'll get by, Oh, I'll get by Lean in close, lean in close I'm not the one you should listen to I just write songs for you to sing along But, I'm not trying to tell you any truths And if I were, I'd say not every street is gold But who am I? Just a songwriter trying to get by And I get by I'll get by, Oh, I'll get by I'll get by, Oh, I'll get by -WW