When I was a young boy
My mama told me son
You gotta keep it together
You know you're the only one
So I tried to see the sunshine
And tried to feel the rain
But I just couldn't get it together
I was feelin' too much pain
So I got myself a guitar
When I was just a kid
I played rock and roll music
And I'm so glad I did
'Cause now I see the sunshine
And now I feel the rain
And I just want to keep it together
And hope you feel the same
Now I see the sunshine
And now I feel the rain
And I just want to keep it together
And hope you feel the same
Now I jump in my covered wagon
I'm movin' right along
I'm a full fledged gypsy pilot
I'm singin' you my song
And I try to see the sunshine
And I try to feel the rain
And I just want to keep it together
And I hope you feel the same
When they claim my body
They won't have much to say
Except that he lived a good life
He lived every day
And I know he saw the sunshine
And I know he felt the rain
And he loved everybody
And he hopes you'll do the same
My mama told me son
You gotta keep it together
You know you're the only one
So I tried to see the sunshine
And tried to feel the rain
But I just couldn't get it together
I was feelin' too much pain
So I got myself a guitar
When I was just a kid
I played rock and roll music
And I'm so glad I did
'Cause now I see the sunshine
And now I feel the rain
And I just want to keep it together
And hope you feel the same
Now I see the sunshine
And now I feel the rain
And I just want to keep it together
And hope you feel the same
Now I jump in my covered wagon
I'm movin' right along
I'm a full fledged gypsy pilot
I'm singin' you my song
And I try to see the sunshine
And I try to feel the rain
And I just want to keep it together
And I hope you feel the same
When they claim my body
They won't have much to say
Except that he lived a good life
He lived every day
And I know he saw the sunshine
And I know he felt the rain
And he loved everybody
And he hopes you'll do the same