Be What You Are (Single Version)-The Staple Singers

[ti:Be What You Are (Single Version)] [ar:The Staple Singers] [al:The Very Best Of The Staple Singers] [by:] [offset:0] [00:00.00]Be What You Are (Single Version) - The Staple Singers [00:10.52]Poor man you oughta stop [00:13.03] [00:14.94]Trying to live a rich man's life [00:17.29] [00:19.39]Don't go out and buy a Cadillac [00:23.11] [00:23.86]If you know your money ain't right [00:26.75] [00:28.74]You'll find it's so much easier [00:31.80] [00:33.29]Living within your means [00:35.78] [00:37.21]If you can't afford caviar [00:41.06] [00:41.62]Don't be ashamed to eat pork and beans [00:44.83] [00:45.44]Now I'm not trying to tell you how to do it [00:51.09]I'm only saying put some thought into it [00:55.49] [00:56.06]Be what you are my friend and live your life [01:00.55] [01:05.05]Be what you are my friend and live your life [01:09.49] [01:14.04]Just because they made a child [01:17.24] [01:18.45]Attend some private school [01:21.16] [01:22.92]You try to send yours [01:24.86] [01:25.38]Knowing all the time that you're really not able to [01:30.21] [01:32.10]Don't try to live like a king on a poor man's take [01:39.03] [01:41.03]That's one reason there are so many people hurting today [01:47.89] [01:48.82]Now I'm not trying to tell you how to do it [01:54.28]I'm only saying put some thought into it [01:58.93]Be what you are my friend and live your life [02:03.77] [02:08.16]Be what you are my friend and live your life [02:12.87] [02:35.34]Don't try to live as high [02:38.09] [02:39.33]As you see your boss man do [02:42.04] [02:44.30]Just remember you work for him [02:47.84] [02:48.93]And he don't work for you [02:51.45] [02:52.92]If there's something that you want [02:56.18] [02:57.57]And you know you can't afford it [03:00.79] [03:02.47]Don't be ashamed to put a little down on it [03:06.95]And tell the layaway to hold it [03:11.26]Now I'm not trying to tell you how to do it [03:15.91]I'm only saying put some thought in to it [03:20.64]Be what you are my friend and live your life [03:25.39] [03:29.94]Be what you are my friend and live your life [03:34.33] [03:38.75]Be what you are my friend and live your life [03:43.75] [03:47.73]Be what you are my friend and live your life [03:52.25] [03:56.79]Be what you are my friend and live your life [04:01.18] [04:05.21]Be what you are my friend and live your life [04:10.18] [04:12.24]Be what you are my friend and live your life [04:19.38] [04:23.77]Be what you are my friend and live your life [04:28.36] [04:32.83]Be what you are my friend and live your life [04:37.58] [04:41.76]Be what you are my friend and live your life [04:46.28] [04:49.42]Be what you are my friend and live your life