Well life is hard

A veil of tears

Time moves so slow it goes on for years

Open your palm

You take a beating

Play by the rules, but everybody's cheatin'

Pay your money

You still get fined

You get there early, go back to the line

Seems so hard

So unreal

Well I know, exactly how you feel!

You got to roll

You'll get through

You got to carry on, the Lord will justify you!

Could be a tax man, a mathematician

A holy preacher, or a politician

Working hard or merely going fishin'

You try to be tough but life is still rough

Some days it's Mozart

Or Rock n' Rolla

Fancy French wine or RC Cola

But it doesn't really matter what the crazy singer's saying

You got to be like the drummer and keep on playing

You've got to roll

You'll get through

You got to carry on

The Lord will justify you!

That's what He does!

Sitting in the corner is old Jude Jones

Been there so long he's just skin and bones

I said, "St. Jude what's the secret to life?"

He said, "I live with the angels, but I sleep with a knife."

Lovely Rita with the dark brown eyes

I said, "St. Rita what's the meaning of life?"

She said, "Oh now honey, what can I say? You got to, save your money and learn how to pray."

You got to roll

You'll get through

You got to carry on

The Lord will justify you!

You got to carry on

The Lord with justify you!