You've Got to Stand for Something

Now Daddy didn't like trouble
 But if it came along, everyone who knew him knew which side that he'd be on
 He never was a hero for this county's shinin' light
 But you could always find him standing up for what he thought was right
 He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
 Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
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 Now we might have been better off or owned a bigger house
 If Daddy had done more givin' in or a little more backing down
 But we always had plenty just living his advice
 Whatever you do today you'll have to sleep with tonight
 He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
 Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
 Now I know that things are different than they were in Daddy's day
 But I still believe what makes a man really hasn't changed
 You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
 Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
 
 Now Daddy didn't like trouble
 But if it came along, everyone who knew him knew which side that he'd be on
 He never was a hero for this county's shinin' light
 But you could always find him standing up for what he thought was right
 He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
 Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
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 Now we might have been better off or owned a bigger house
 If Daddy had done more givin' in or a little more backing down
 But we always had plenty just living his advice
 Whatever you do today you'll have to sleep with tonight
 He'd say you've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
 Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
 Now I know that things are different than they were in Daddy's day
 But I still believe what makes a man really hasn't changed
 You've got to stand for something or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to be your own man, not a puppet on a string
 Never compromise what's right and uphold your family name
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything
 You've got to stand for something, or you'll fall for anything