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