March to the beat of your own little drum Stay on your feet in case you got to run They call you city man, try to snuff you out Sleep with one eye open if you run your mouth✳ Make a big racket and see how it sounds Keep your mind on your money and your nose clean You got to state your point, shoot your shot Nobody cares but you if you make it or not It's a little thing that I learned long ago If you want to change, well, it's a long, long row It's a long, long row Spend your life spinning your wheels Just to be beholden to the dollar bill One minute you're winning and the next you ain't How long can you run on an empty tank? It's a little thing that I learned long ago If you want to change, well, it's a long, long row It's a long, long row Yeah, hey Yeah, hey Prosperity gospel's in the air False prophets popping up everywhere Getting filthy rich while the rest are trying It's a bait and switch with the flag they're flying It's a little thing that I learned long ago If you want to change, well, it's a long, long row It's a little thing that I learned long ago If you want to change, well, it's a long, long row Long, long row Long, long row Long, long row