What you do, what you say
Has a lot to do in how you live today
What you want, and what you make,
Everybody knows it's only what you take
What you see, and what you hear,
When it comes around again it's not too clear
You say yes, they say no,
Everybody's talking everywhere you go

You try to give another man a helping hand
He will take your kindness for a weaker stand
Never do to others what they do to you
Try to find another way to make it through

What I say is what I know,
Try to get a favor going from door to door
You stop and pray it's out of style,
You get a step ahead it takes a hundred miles
What I say is what I know
Try to get a favor going from door to door
You stop and pray, you know that's out of style,
Get a step ahead it takes a hundred miles

You try to give another man a helping hand
He will take your kindness for a weaker stand
Never do to others what they do to you
You'd better do it to them before they do it to you.

What you do, what you say
Has a lot to do in how you live today
What you want, what you make,
Everybody knows it's only what you take

You try to give another man a helping hand
He will take your kindness for a weaker stand
Never do to others what they do to you
Try to find another way to make it through