Only The Strong Survive

I remember my first love affair
Somehow or another the whole darn thing went wrong
Mother gave me some great advice
So I thought I'd take it and put it in the words of this song
It seems I can still hear the lady saying

Boy, I see you sitting out there all alone
Crying your eyes out
'Cause the woman that you love is gone
There's gonna be some
Whole lot of trouble in your life
But listen to me, get up off your knees
'Cause only the strong survive
The lady said

Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
Hey, you gotta be strong
You better hold on
Don't go around with your head hung down

I wouldn't let the little girl know
And let her know that she made me feel like a clown
'Cause there are a whole lot of girls
Looking for a good man like you
Hey, but you'll never meet 'em if you give up now
And say your life is through
The lady said

Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
Hey, you gotta be a man
You gotta take a stand

Only the strong survive
Only the strong survive
Hey, you gotta be strong

You gotta hold on
I don't want you to feel like you can't make it baby
Hey, just try to be a man
Try to take a stand

Every now and then you can hear us sing
I wanna take you higher children
Yeah, see the midgets standing tall
The giants about to fall higher
I do believe that I wanna take you higher children
Yeah, remember I love you
And I think they'll all love you