Lyrics

When I was just a young man with a twinkle in my eye
I stepped into something that splashed up and made me cry
I listened to the voices from here and all around
They pushed me and they pulled me right back to where I am now
I learned how to get along, how to survive and I will get by y'all

I got myself this guitar and I taught myself some chords
My ear was tuned to heartache I had just gone through a divorce
So I strummed and I sang, I felt a lot of pain
But I never got arrested, never was declared insane
I learned how to get along, how to survive and I will get by y'all

Sometimes I get sentimental when I'm staring at my wall
So I make myself feel silly and I laugh and shake it off
Then I look out in the backyard where the girls are in the pool
And their calling me by my whole name and taking me to school
I learned how to get along, how to survive and I will get by y'all