You Got to Pay Your Dues

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 Maybe he's got more to give than I've got
 Maybe he's offering you a lot
 One thing's for certain
 Before you choose
 I am what I am
 And to be what I am
 I've got to pay my dues
 You've got to pay your dues
 I am what I am
 And to be what I am
 I've got to pay my dues
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 All that I have is a handful of rain
 All that I own is my soul and my name
 Would I be different with a shine on my shoes?
 Well, I am what I am
 And to be what I am
 I've got to pay my dues
 You've got to pay your dues
 I am what I am
 And to be what I am
 I've got to pay my dues
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 When you decide (when you decide)
 To make up your mind (to make up your mind)
 Think what you're losing (ooh, ooh, ooh)
 And what you may find
 How can you win if you never lose?
 'Cause some day you will find
 That to own your own life
 You've got to pay your dues
 You've got to pay your dues
 Yes, there'll come a day when you're gonna say
 I am what I am
 And to be what I am
 I've got to pay my dues
 I've got to pay my dues
 I've got to pay my dues
 Yes, I've got to pay my dues
 I've got to pay my dues
 Yes, I've got to pay my dues
 I've got to pay my dues