Youve Got To Stand For Something

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[Verse 1]
Now daddy didn't like trouble, but 
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if it came along
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Every one that knew him, knew 
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which side that he would be on
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He never was a hero, or this 
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county's shining light
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But you could always find him 
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standing up for what he thought 
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was right


[Chorus]
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He'd say, "You've got to stand for 
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something or you'll fall for 
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anything
You've got to be your own man not a 
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puppet on a string
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Never compromise what's right and 
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uphold your family name
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You've got to stand for something
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 or you'll fall for anything


[Verse 2]
We might have been better off or 
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owned a bigger house
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If daddy had done more, given in, 
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or a little more backing down
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But we always had plenty, just 
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living his advice
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Whatever you do today, you'll have
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 to sleep with tonight


[Chorus]
                  C                
He'd say, "You've got to stand for 
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something or you'll fall for 
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anything
You've got to be your own man not a 
            G
puppet on a string
      F                 C         
Never compromise what's right and 
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uphold your family name
       Dm     Dm/E      F        
You've got to stand for something
F/A        G           C
 or you'll fall for anything


[Bridge]
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I know that things are different 
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than they were in daddy's day
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But I still believe what makes a 
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man really hasn't changed


[Chorus]
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"You've got to stand for something 
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or you'll fall for anything
You've got to be your own man not a 
            G
puppet on a string
      F                 C         
Never compromise what's right and 
F                  C
uphold your family name
       Dm     Dm/E      F        
You've got to stand for something
F/A        G           C
 or you'll fall for anything