Practice What I Preach

I don't know if I am qualified for this

No one checked on my credentials before they asked what your name is

Counted fingers, counted toes, said I cannot place your nose

Then against my better judgment we stepped out into the cold

And now I do my best to practice what I preach

So you don't have to learn things on the street

Like I did back when I was half my age

Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay

My father told me sometimes one and one makes three

'Cause many are called but few are chosen, nothing worth a damn is free

Don't you take no wooden nickles, in fact don't get paid in change

Just remember who you are no matter what road that you take

And I will do my best to practice what I preach

So you don't have to learn things on the street

Like I did back when I was half my age

Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay

If you can avoid it don't you get by on your looks

And when you're searching for an answer think of someone wrote the book

And no matter what, don't be afraid to say when you are wrong

Remember it don't make you weak to know that you aren't always strong

And I will do my best to practice what I preach

So you don't have to learn things on the street

Like I did back when I was half my age

Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay

Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay