Only the Strong Survive

I remember my first love affair
 Somehow or another, the whole darn thing went wrong
 My mamma had some great advice
 So I thought I'd put it into words of this song
 I can still hear her sayin' it
 "Boy, oh, I see you're sittin' out there all alone
 Cryin' your eyes out 'cause the woman that you love has gone
 Oh, there's gonna be, there's gonna be
 A whole lot of trouble in your life
 Oh, so listen to me get up off your knees
 'Cause only the strong survive"
 That's what she said, "Only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive
 Oh, you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
 Don't go all around with your head hung down"
 Well, I wouldn't let that little girl
 No, I wouldn't let her know that she made me feel like a clown
 There's a whole lot a girls lookin' for a good man like you
 Oh, but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now
 And say your life is through
 And she said, "Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
 Oh, you've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand"
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 Boy
 Boy
 Oh, boy
 Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
 Well, you've got to be strong, you'd better hold on
 'Cause only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive, only the strong survive
 Well, you've got to be a man, you've got to take a stand
 'Cause only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive
 Only the strong survive