[Verse 1] I'm a lone lost wandering soul tryna find where I belong And I'm lookin' for a place where it feels alright to be wrong Just a loud-mouth, hard-headed, fool-hearted stubborn old son of a gun Chip off the old block with a chip on my shoulder that weighs a ton All I know for sure is that nothin' is forever And all that matters is how we get along together Life gets harder every day that I get older Hope I figure out why I'm here before it's over [Chorus 1] 'Cause we're here today and gone tomorrow We're here today and gone tomorrow Lead the way, never follow Here today, gone tomorrow [Verse 2] I been stuck at home alone on nights when no one calls And I've had nights where I can take my pick or have them all And I had those days where I search my pockets for a nickel and a dime And I've had those days where tryna make money was a waste of my time I've had shiny brand new leather patent loafers And I've had torn up bruised old teddies handed over All I know for sure is that nothin' is forever And all that matters is how we get along together [Chorus 2] 'Cause we're here today and gone tomorrow We're here today and gone tomorrow Through the joy and the sorrow We're here today and gone tomorrow [Verse 3] We ain't promised tomorrow So I'm gon' live for today Been from 5 star hotels to co*kroach motels And rode day-whole drive retails to thrift store re-sales I've had chauffeured town cars to an old broken down car It ain't what happens to you it's what you do about it [Chorus 1] 'Cause we're here today and gone tomorrow We're here today and gone tomorrow Lead the way, never follow Here today, gone tomorrow Here today (hey) Here today (hey) Here today (hey) Here today (hey)