Way back, way back when I was a kid My mother, my mother, yes, she always said There are those, there are those who will do you wrong To make you feel as if you don't belong Way back, way back when I was a kid My father, my father, yeah, he always said Be sure, be sure to speak your mind Just be prepared to pay Be prepared, nothing comes without expense Be prepared, yeah, to face up to the consequence Not everybody feels the same as you are There are those who will oppose what you say and what you do Oh, what you do Oh, what you do Now that I'm away and fully grown Now that I'm out and living on my own I have discovered that they were right And I am thankful for their advice So I just do just what I do Even at the risk of upsetting you First I must satisfy myself Before I can please anybody else Be prepared, nothing comes without expense Be prepared, yeah, to face up to the consequence Not everybody feels the same as you are There are those who will oppose what you say and what you do What you do ♪ There are those who will oppose There are those who will oppose There are those who will oppose There are those who will oppose What you say and what you do Even at the risk of upsetting you What you say and what you do Just do what is best for you