Skinny Boy

Ow! Yeah, yeah When I was a young skinny boy My momma said to me The world out there is hot and dirty Mean as it wants to be I know there's gonna be times when you're down and out So listen now, kid Listen now, son I'll tell you what it's all about ("You gotta try to keep your head above the water") That's what my momma told me ("You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time") (And even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to (shouldn't ought to) If you love your brothers, love will come back to you Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you Live my life in so many ways To find out who I am Time's approaching I really can say I truly understand Got more livin' to do for myself So run along now Play along later Stay up by the shelf Sing it, girls (Gotta try to keep your head above the water) Yes you do, yes I do (You gotta try to keep a step ahead of time) (Even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to) (If you love your sisters, love will come back to you) Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back to you) All the world is turnin' to stone Slowly, it will die But that is something I never will see I don't know why Tryin' to take the world the best I can Might be now Probably be later Stand up like a man Hey, hey, hey (Gotta try to keep your head above the water) Yes you do, yes you do, yes you do (Gotta try to keep a step ahead of time) (Even though you do some things you shouldn't ought to) (Love your brothers and sisters, love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) My mama told me (love'll come back to you) My mama told me (love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (Love'll come back to you) Love your brothers (love'll come back to you) Love your sister (love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (love'll come back, love'll come back) Love'll come back to you Love'll come back to you (love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (yeah, yeah) Love'll come back to you Love'll come back to you Love'll come back to you (love will come back) Love'll come back to you (love will come back) Yeah, yeah (love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you Mama told me, "Love'll come back to you" (love will come back) Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah (love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to (it's gonna come back, it's gonna come back) (It's gonna come back, it's gonna come back) love'll come back to (Love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) (Love'll come back to you) Love'll come back to you (love'll come back to you)