Only the Strong Survive

I remember my first love affair Somehow or another The whole darn thing went wrong And my mama had some great advice So I thought I'd put it into words of this song I can still hear her saying Girl, oh, I see You're sitting out there all alone Crying your eyes out 'Cause the man that you love has gone There's gonna be a whole lot of trouble in your life 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 So you've gotta be strong You'd better hold on Don't go Don't go around with your head hung down Well, I wouldn't let the little boy know I wouldn't let him know That he made me feel like a clown There's a whole lotta men Looking for a good girl like you But you know you'll never meet 'em If you give up now and say your life is through And then she said Only the strong survive Only the strong survive If you wanna get a man You've got to take a stand Only the strong survive Girl, you'd better hold on life Girl, only the strong survive Only the strong survive