you gave me your world when i was 12 years old i learned to carry that load all i ask in return lord is not a long and winding road took some teasin when i was young you know them kids threw sticks and stones i had to learn to bite my tongue cause you said they could never know sometimes i wanna smoke and play no i wanna stay out all night well i get tempted and i get tired of bein and doin everything right well life s not about the way you live it s what you know to be right just keep on cryin and learnin and tryin to love one another in spite of spite to love one another in spite of spite i m just a man i have my ups and downs i have my share of bad days but i ain t friends with billy graham and you can t find me on the telephone you probably don t recognize me people i ain t on them damn tv shows sometimes i wanna smoke and play no i wanna stay out all night well i get tempted and i get tired of bein and doin everything right well life s not about the way you live it s what you know to be right just keep on cryin and learnin and tryin to love one another in spite of spite to love one another to love one another oh to love one another in spite of spite