� Sink or swim, sink or swim � � This life's gonna tell you again and again � � If you ain't got a paddle, better learn to grow fins � � Cause life's just sink or swim � � So dive on, get into me � � If I can't make a friend, I'll make an enemy � � At the end of the day, I still got nothing left � � I'm just wondering, was it all a trap? � � Sink or swim, sink or swim � � For the working man, it's plain to see � � It's a sin to have gold in poverty � � I heard something about a camel � � Like the eye of a needle � � From the birds up above � � Cause I love a little needle � � Sink or swim, sink or swim � � There's water outside, but it won't get in � � The tide may be rough, and it will be again � � But now, just sink or swim � � This life's gonna owe you anything � � Not a chicken pot pie or a diamond ring � � Not a piece of a puzzle with no explanation � � No cash to reach your final destination � � Sink or swim, sink or swim � � If you ain't got money, better learn to grow a fence � � If you do a little better, better do it again � � Cause life's just sink or swim � � And the waves get rigorous, the boats fly by � � From Easter Sunday to the 4th of July � � And the rules are bound to show you the way � � You gotta work a little harder than you play � � Gotta work a little harder than you play � � � Sink or swim, sink or swim � � This life's gonna tell you, get it again � � If you ain't got a pal, better learn to grow a fence � � Cause life's just sink or swim �