Never Say You Can't Survive - Curtis Mayfield

All of your life

Between heaven and hell

A great repetitious game

(To live)

(To know)

Where to live is to know

(Your Shames)

(Your Pains)

All your shames and your pains

To be in such a plain old helpless mess

(Because you are a special wonder)

Because you are a special wonder

Let nobody put you under

Whenever your friends

Will have their doubts in you

And the words

You know they just aren’t true

Keep right on stepping

Ain’t nothing happening

Never say you can’t survive

Life is for a fruit for time

May love forever keep us learning

No way to depart

Love in your heart

Know you need to give

Because you really want to live

(You are a special wonder)

Because you are a special wonder

(Oh baby)

(Let nobody put you under)

Let nobody put you under

When you make a way

Only thing are you gifted with

Still your promise to die

(To die)

Before you live

(To live)

(So much)

(To give)

Oh the need to be touched

You just do it for me so much

It gives you

Embrace the kisses upon your baby’s lips

Good, good feeling

Rocking and a Reeling

Loving and a teasing

Kissing and a breathing

(Hey hey)

Good luck charm

Laying in my arms

Need to be touched

Need it so much

No way to depart

Love in your heart

Know you need to give