Be What You Are-The Staple Singers

[ti:Be What You Are] [ar:The Staple Singers] [al:Stax Profiles] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.20]Be What You Are - The Staple Singers [00:01.44]Written by：Banks/Jackson/Hampton [00:02.04] [00:08.60]Oh man you heard enough [00:10.87] [00:13.14]Trying to live a risking life [00:15.24] [00:17.55]Don't go out and buy a cadillac [00:20.98] [00:21.83]If you know your money ain't right [00:24.71] [00:26.96]Fun is so much easier [00:29.64] [00:31.45]When within your mean [00:33.53] [00:35.39]If you can't afford caviar [00:38.75] [00:39.76]Don't be ashamed to eat pork and beef yeah [00:43.61] [00:44.61]I'm not trying to tell you how to do it [00:49.02]I'm only saying put some thought into it [00:53.17] [00:54.01]Be what you are my friend [00:56.33] [00:57.39]And live the life [00:58.57] [01:03.04]Be what you are my friend [01:05.36] [01:06.14]And live the life [01:07.52] [01:12.24]Just because you made this child [01:14.84] [01:16.60]Attend some private school [01:18.73] [01:21.05]You try to send yours [01:22.46] [01:23.41]Knowing only time will really might able to [01:27.66] [01:30.27]Don't try to live like a king yeah [01:33.92] [01:34.63]On a poor mans take [01:36.76] [01:39.08]That's one reason there are so many [01:42.60] [01:43.58]People are hurting today Lord [01:46.88] [01:47.87]I'm not trying to tell you how to do it [01:51.82] [01:52.38]I'm only saying put some thought into it [01:56.46] [01:57.07]Be what you are my friend [01:59.48] [02:00.21]And live the life [02:01.60] [02:06.26]Be what you are my friend [02:08.40] [02:09.38]And live the life [02:10.60] [02:33.41]Don't try to live this high [02:35.78] [02:37.43]When you see your boss man do yeah [02:41.00] [02:42.41]Just remember you work for him [02:45.69] [02:46.84]And he don't work for you [02:49.09] [02:50.98]It was something that you want oh [02:55.41]And you know you can't afford it [02:58.35] [03:00.52]Don't be ashamed to a put a lid down on it [03:04.62]Incomprehensible hold it yeah [03:08.43] [03:09.11]I'm not trying to tell you how to do it [03:13.21] [03:13.91]I'm only saying put some thought into it [03:17.92] [03:18.47]Be what you are my friend [03:20.90] [03:21.89]And live the life [03:23.13] [03:27.82]Be what you are my friend [03:30.06] [03:30.72]And live the life [03:32.06] [03:36.77]Be what you are my friend [03:38.89] [03:39.89]And live the life [03:40.93] [03:45.80]Be what you are my friend [03:47.60] [03:48.81]And live the life [03:50.04] [03:54.86]Be what you are my friend [03:56.84] [03:57.58]And live the life [03:59.04] [04:03.72]Be what you are my friend [04:05.79] [04:07.17]And live the life [04:08.10] [04:12.71]Be what you are my friend [04:15.92]And live the life [04:17.04] [04:21.75]Be what you are my friend [04:23.97] [04:24.63]And live the life [04:26.05] [04:30.75]Be what you are my friend [04:32.88] [04:33.79]And live the life [04:35.06] [04:39.78]Be what you are my friend [04:42.01] [04:42.89]And live the life [04:44.12] [04:48.86]Be what you are my friend [04:51.06] [04:51.63]And live the life