Willing

We've all heard so many conflicting words
 About life, whether wrong or right
 And how you gotta be workin' hard
 And it ain't no easy job
 To survive, just keep alive
 We've all come to think of ourselves as links
 In a chain, so much to gain
 We are the ones who tie our fathers to our sons
 Don't you know, that's how we grow
 What my life really means is that the songs that I sing
 Are just pieces of a dream that I've been building
 And we can make a stand and
 Hey, I'm reachin' for your hand
 'Cause I know damn well we can if we are willing
 But we gotta be
 Got to be willing
 Got to be willing
 Got to be willing
 Well we've all been so close to getting in
 It's always nice, with no sacrifice
 But times have changed and it's no longer strange
 To make a few corrections in our direction
 'Cause being strong is more than just holdin' on
 To advance, you gotta take a chance
 Waitin' on line, it ain't nothin' but marking time
 You won't get nowhere, just standing here
 What my life really means is that the songs that I sing
 Are just pieces of a dream that I've been building
 And we can make a stand and
 Hey, I'm reachin' for your hand
 'Cause I know damn well we can if we are willing
 But we gotta be
 Got to be willing
 Got to be willing
 Got to be willing
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 We've all heard so many conflicting words
 About life, whether wrong or right
 And how you gotta be workin' hard
 And it ain't no easy job
 To survive, just keep alive
 We've all come to think of ourselves as links
 In a chain, so much to gain
 We are the ones who tie our fathers to our sons
 Don't you know, that's how we grow?
 What my life really means is that the songs that I sing
 Are just pieces of a dream that I've been building
 And we can make a stand and
 Hey, I'm reachin' for your hand
 'Cause I know damn well we can if we are willing
 But we gotta be
 Got to be willing
 Got to be willing
 Got to be willing