My momma said 'Son you know you'll get nowhere,you'll never get a life with your long hair'I ain't cut out for no suit and no tie,and that's the way that I'll liveand the way that I'll die,Way that I live,way that I'll dieThere ain't no betterThere ain't no betterWay that I liveWay that I'll dieC'mon step around meStep around me.I choose my clothes 'cos I like the way they look,Won't get caught up on no fashion hookWon't eat that same old stuff when I want a slice of pieand that's the way that I liveand the way that I'll dieSay what I like 'cos I mean what I sayBow down to no tin god to help me on my wayYou can't sell me anything I ain't willing to buyand that's the way that I liveand the way that I die.(gonna live before I die 'cos I'm a long time gone)