Dr. John - You Gotta Make It Through the World lyrics

Well let them take you for a clown And they're bound to bring you down You got to make it through the world if you can Think they're doing you wrong But you got here on your own You got to make it through the world if you can I said if you can, if you can You got to make it through the world if you can I said if you can (oooh), if you can (lord) You got to make it through the world if you can Well you know what it's all about Nobody know you when you're down and out You got to make it through the world if you can Well talk about wrong and right You've got to make up your own mind You got to make it through the world if you can I said if you can (if you can) ooh, if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) I said if you can (if you can) well if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Yeah let them take you for a clown It will surely put you down You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Everybody talk about wrong and right You got to make up your own mind about it You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Ooh! if you can (if you can) yeah! if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Yeah! if you can (if you can) if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Yeah I said if you can (if you can) lord if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can) I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can) You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can) Make it through the world Make it through the world (if you can) Make it through the world Make it through the world (if you can) Make it through the world Make it through the world (if you can)