looka here in augusta georgia my hometown you know on the auditorium steps where i used to shine shoes now i go there jack fill up the joint don t sing a thing but rhythm blues you see i kept the faith because i believed that i could succeed and now i m a proud member of the brand new breed you can make it jack if you try like a good friend of mine gene allison said if you make ityou can make it if you try just keep on pushin jack like curtis mayfield and the impressions don t give up now dig this quit dreaming all night and stop pitying yourself don t sit back get up and fight see a cat can make it if he get up and try to do something don t worry about them handouts go out there and earn it yourself don t be telling a cat to give you nothing be a man just like i said before this is a man s world i didn t have nothing i had to go out and get it but thanks to all you people because you made me what i am but i showed some initiative you seen that i was trying to do something i was trying to be a man and when a cat is trying to make it you ve gotta give him a hand a cat that s not trying to make it don t be holding other people back get out the way and let somebody else make it but be ready that s why i want the kids to stay in school and get a good education so you ll know what you re talking about you don t have to say what i think and scratch your head and go through that routine don t go through that thing know what you re talking about turn your back and say i know i m right you know that s the way i feel when i hear that fan standing in the party singing and dancing i may not be the best but i know i know what i m doing at that time i don t have to ask nobody if i m doing the right thing cause i know i m trying to entertain the people because they come to see the show and that s what i wanna give em a show now remember this all right now the band myself the flames the dancers a whole entourage of people we got tours from florida to rome but we won t forget one thing ha the united states of america is still our home now hit it one more time band\ you hear that don t send me no other place i don t know nothin talking about my home just give me some georgia some alabama some mississippi some new york and some california some texas and some north carolina some south carolina and virginia some illinois and some west virginia some dakotasouth dakota north dakota see i can name all these different places now if i leave anybody out don t get mad because i you know just a cat trying to keep it goingsome ohio too yeah some indiana michigan yeah i m coming pretty good kentucky tennessee i ll get it together you know just give me a little time y all can take it out when you get ready brothers i done said what i had to say 