Practice What I Preach

I don't know if I am qualified for this No one checked on my credentials before they asked what your name is Counted fingers, counted toes, said I cannot place your nose Then against my better judgment we stepped out into the cold And now I do my best to practice what I preach So you don't have to learn things on the street Like I did back when I was half my age Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay My father told me sometimes one and one makes three As many called but few are chosen, nothing worth a damn is free Don't you take no wooden nickles, in fact don't get paid in change Remember who you are no matter what road that you take And I will do my best to practice what I preach So you don't have to learn things on the street Like I did back when I was half my age Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay If you can avoid it don't you get by on your looks And when you're searching for an answer Think of someone wrote the book And no matter what, don't be afraid to say when you are wrong Remember it don't make you weak to know that you aren't always strong And I will do my best to practice what I preach So you don't have to learn things on the street Like I did back when I was half my age Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay Long before I knew the price I'd have to pay