In Spite Of Spite

Intro: * *D * Verse You gave me the world when I was 12 years old, I learned to carry that load *D And all I asked in return, Lord, Was not a long and winding road *D I took some teasin' when I was young, You know them kids, they threw sticks and stones. *D I had to learn to bite my tongue, Cause you said they could never know. - Sometimes I wanna smoke and play, You know I wanna stay out all night Well I get tempted and I get tired of Bein' and doin' everything right Well, life's not about the way you live, It's what you know to be right So just keep on cryin' and learnin' and tryin' To love one another in spite of spite, To love one another in spite of spite. - Instrumental *D Verse We should've told them the truth by now, Lord, They won't believe my ways *D I'm just a man, I have my ups and downs, You know I have my share of bad days *D But I ain't friends with Billy Graham And you can't find me on the telephone *D You probably don't recognize me, people, I ain't on them damn TV shows. - Sometimes I wanna smoke and play, You know I wanna stay out all night Well I get tempted and I get tired of Bein' and doin' everything right Well, life's not about the way you live, It's what you know to be right So just keep on cryin' and learnin' and tryin' To love one another in spite of spite, To love one another, to love one another, Oh to love one another in spite of spite.