I've Got To Be Strong

All of your life
Change is a-gonna keep coming
Trouble and strife
If you let it, it'll drag you down
You've got to feel strong
You know you've got to be strong
I knew it all along
I'd have to be stronger

If you think
Somebody's gonna help you
You need a drink
To pick you up when you're feeling down
You've got to feel strong
Baby you've got to be strong
You know I knew it all along
I'd have to be stronger

Nothing in life is guaranteed
Expect the unexpected
Take from life just what you need
They don't have to be collected
You've got to feel strong
Oh baby you've got to be strong
You know I knew it all along
I'd have to be stronger

I knew it all along
I'd have to be stronger

With every step I take
And every heart I break
You know with every rotten mistake
You know I've got to be stronger
Every day of my life
I've got to be strong


Original song 'You've Got To Be Strong'
Words and music by Jackie Lomax © 1970 Jakmax Music
Doris Troy's version 'I've Got To Be Strong'
Words and music credited to Jackie Lomax/Doris Troy
© 1970 Copyright Control/Publishing claimed by Jakmax Music