tryin' to stay 'live

well i'm tryin' to stay 'live, and keep my sideburns too, ask all the people, it's getting hard to do, you've got a choice what's yours to make, to keep a bad job or take a break, and try to live in song and silence, with no ideals of violence, you better try to stay 'live, buddy how 'bout you, better stop and think about it, lord i'm askin' you a question, tryin' to stay alive, i hope you gotta keep real cool, ask all the brothers, getting hard to be fooled, mad blood and happy crackers standin' firm, hope i leave town 'fore it starts to burn, and try to live in song and silence, with no ideals of violence, yes i'm just tryin' to stay 'live, i don't, i don't think i'm bleeding, don't know when i'm dying, well you better stop and think about it, try to live in song and silence, with no ideals of violence, we're just tryin', tryin', tryin', tryin' to stay alive, whoo and i'm tryin' to stay alive, better stop and think about it, better tell you an answer, need to do their questions, better try to stay alive, better try to keep real cool,