Only Survivor - Bobby Womack

As I gaze around at the pictures hanging on my wall —

I don’t know -- I can’t help but reminisce --

I think about 'em all -- 'cause we all started together

I’m talkin' about friends of mine

People like Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix

Otis Redding, Marvin Gaye, Jackie Wilson, and Sam Cooke

Just to name a few

(Bobby goes into the song)

Sometimes I’m rolling --

Sometimes I’m standing still

Sometimes I’m just having a ball --

Feeling moody isn’t worth it all --

They know I’m dependable --

Make the rounds and take the blows

'cause I’m the only survivor left still standing here

Sometimes I feel like I’m a long ways from home

And the light for me from yesterday is gone

And my armored lead has marched across the hill

And left me behind to fight the dream we live

And my heart can’t take it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

But I’m the only survivor left still standing here

I can see that oh, how standing longside the road

Where papa laid his plan and he let us go

And the grass is high and I gotta chop it down

'cause I’m the only hope for my heirs to be found

And my heart can’t make it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

But I’m the only survivor left still standing here

Oh, sometimes I’m rolling --

Sometimes I’m standing still

Sometimes I’m just having a ball --

Feeling moody isn’t worth it all --

They know I’m dependable --

Make the rounds and take the blows

'cause I’m the only survivor left still standing here

But look like my heart can’t make it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

But I’m the only survivor left still standing here

As I gaze around at the pictures

Hanging on the wall

They come to life and my history is in it all

People say he’s a living legend in his time

But I’m just a soldier who survived

In the royal line

Look like my heart can’t make it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

But I’m the only survivor left still standing here

Sometimes I’m rolling --

Sometimes I’m standing still

Sometimes I’m just having a ball --

Being moody isn’t worth it all --

They know I’m dependable --

Make the rounds and I take the blows

'cause I’m the only survivor left still standing here

Looks like my heart can’t make it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

But I’m the only survivor left still standing here

Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, Bop, But my heart can’t take it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

I’m the only survivor left still standing here

Ohhh, looks like my heart can’t make it

And my feet don’t wanna make it

But I’m the only survivor left still standing here