Mama said Son, the day I turned 5

'There¹s only two things gonna keep you alive

One you give away, one¹s outta your hands

You gotta give a lotta love to be a mighty good man'

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If you can¹t be good, be lucky

Throw them dice every chance you get

If you can¹t be good, be lucky

Don¹t be scared baby, no regrets

It¹s all about love, and nothing œbout money

It¹s easier to win than to work for it, honey

If you can¹t be good, be lucky

Well, I wasn¹t real slick and I wasn¹t real smooth

I wasn¹t sharp dressed, Lord I know I wasn¹t cool

Musta had some kind of mojo working

œCause I sure was lucky the day I met you

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You can¹t get lucky waiting on nothing to do

You gotta risk your heart like you got nothing to lose

(Repeat chorus)