Only the Strong Survive

I remember I remember I remember I remember Now, I remember my first love (I remember) Of course, the whole thing went wrong (I remember) And my mama had some great advice (I remember) So I thought I'd put it into words of this song 'Cause I can still hear her sayin' (I remember) She said, "Boy (boy, boy) Oh, I see you sitting out there all alone Yeah, just cryin' your eyes out Into the cold gray dawn Now, there's gonna be There's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life (whole lot of trouble) So listen to me, get up off of your knees 'Cause only the strong survive" That's what she said Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Yeah, you've gotta be strong (strong) You've gotta hold on (hold on) Only the strong survive (don't go) Oh, don't go around with your head hanging down I wouldn't let that girl know She made you feel like a clown Now, there's a whole lot of girls (whole lot of girls) Just lookin' for a good man like you But you ain't ever gonna meet 'em If you give up now and say your whole life is through 'Cause only the strong survive Only the strong survive Oh, you've gotta be a man (man) You've gotta take a stand (oh, yeah) 'Cause only the strong survive (Ooh-ooh) I'm telling you right now (Ooh-ooh) only the strong survive (Strong survive) Only the strong survive Only the strong survive Yeah, you've gotta hold on (hold on) You've got to be strong (strong) 'Cause only the strong survive (Only the strong survive) and there's always gonna be a better day You're gonna make it (yeah) But you've gotta take that stand (stand) 'Cause only the strong survive Only the strong survive Yeah, you've gotta be strong You've gotta hold on 'Cause only the strong survive