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 live
and the way that I'll die,

Way that I live,
way that I'll die
There ain't no better
Way that I live
way that I'll die
Come on, step around me
Step around me

I choose my clothes 'cause I like the way they look,
Won't get caught up on no fashion hook
Won't eat that same old stuff when I want a slice of pie
and that's the way that I live
and the way that I'll die,

Say what I like, 'cause I mean what I say
Bow down to no tin God to help me on my way
You can't sell me anything I ain't willing to buy,
and that's the way that I live
and the way I'll die
(gonna live before I die 'cause I'm a long time gone)