Well, I've been ridin' a winning horse for a long, long time   And sometimes I wonder, is this the end of the line   No one should take advantage of who they are   No man has got it made if he thinks he does, he's wrong      Every mother's son   Better hear what I say   Every mother's son   Will rise and fall someday      I've seen it happen so many times, so many times before   Some man's got so much money, he doesn't worry no more   Or he's got such a pretty woman that'll treat him fine   Well, my friend has been a fool, it happens every time      Every mother's son   Better hear what I say   Every mother's son   Will rise and fall someday      I'm not tryin' to preach to no one, to no one at all   I've seen so many of my good friends just rise to fall   'Cause they got so much money or a woman so fine   Well, my friends have all been fools, it happens every time      Every mother's son   Better hear what I say   Every mother's son   Will rise and fall someday   What I say      Every mother's son   Better hear what I say   Every mother's son   Will rise and fall someday   What I say      Oh, every mother's son   Will rise and fall someday   Every mother's, every mother's son