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 live and the way that I'll die, Way that I live, way that I'll die There ain't no better There ain't no better Way that I live Way that I'll die C'mon step around me Step around me. I choose my clothes 'cos 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 'cos 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 that I die. (gonna live before I die 'cos I'm a long time gone)