Well, I was my tips at the Playing Sixes In this When old beach bum yelled out "Come on, play, give me steps" I was beat but I him one more I was headed out towards the door
And he handshake and me a hundred dollar bills And said, "By the way, I own bar" Then he winked at me and said, "Kid, I got a few tips But sure ain't the kind that would fit in that jar"
You gotta treat right on your ride up They'll have your on the way back down He said, "Take it from old beach bum, son Keeping it real is what really about"
You can count your blessings, count yourself But every day you get ground Oh, that ain't about keeping of what you got It's what you got count
He me by the arm and said He said, "Real quick, boy, let me tell you this About this real rich dude I to know real well He all kinds of stuff but when he added it all up He still like he was empty as hell"
He said, "Son, you believe that That dude was me back before I my life Ah, to live down here, selling shots and some beer And, and dispensing free advice"
Now people right on your ride up They'll have your on the way back down He said, "Take it from old beach bum, son it real, that's what it's really about"
Count your blessings, count yourself day you get above ground 'Cause it ain't about keeping count of you got It's making you got count
Oh, now I can't recollect how I collected in my jar And tonight I getting to have a beer with my old friends And when he saw tour buses outside, he said
Now are your treating people right on ride up? They'll have back on the way back down He said, "Take it from this old bum, son Yeah, it real, that's what it's really about"
And the best things in life, you can't put a on They come with no dollar or map, no 'Cause it ain't about keeping count of you got making what you got count No, it ain't about keeping count of you got No, it all comes down to what you got count
Make it count, that's what it down to, son Tell friends and be a friend Count your blessings, count your problems