You Gotta Make It Through the World
Navigating Life's Maze: Van Morrison's Wisdom on Making It Through
Lyrics
Well let them take you for a clown
Facing ridicule, being taken lightly
And they're bound to bring you down
Others' actions might bring you down
You got to make it through the world if you can
Navigating and surviving the challenges of life
Think they're doing you wrong
Perceiving mistreatment from others
But you got here on your own
Acknowledging personal responsibility
You got to make it through the world if you can
Enduring and overcoming life's difficulties
I said if you can, if you can
Emphasizing the conditional nature of the advice
You got to make it through the world if you can
Reiterating the need to navigate the world
I said if you can (oooh), if you can (lord)
Expressing emphasis on the challenging journey
You got to make it through the world if you can
Stressing the importance of making it through
Well you know what it's all about
Understanding life's essence
Nobody know you when you're down and out
Realizing the fickle nature of relationships
You got to make it through the world if you can
Continuing the theme of facing life's challenges
Well talk about wrong and right
Considering moral choices
You've got to make up your own mind
Encouraging personal decision-making
You got to make it through the world if you can
Persisting through life's struggles
I said if you can (if you can) ooh, if you can (if you can)
Repeating emphasis on the challenging journey
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Reiterating the call to navigate life's challenges
I said if you can (if you can) well if you can (if you can)
Continuing the emphasis on personal resilience
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Stressing the need to endure life's difficulties
Yeah let them take you for a clown
Warning about potential mistreatment
It will surely put you down
The consequences of being perceived as foolish
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Reiterating the challenge of navigating life
Everybody talk about wrong and right
Reflecting on moral discussions in society
You got to make up your own mind about it
Advocating for independent thinking
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Emphasizing resilience and persistence
Ooh! if you can (if you can) yeah! if you can (if you can)
Repeating the conditional nature of advice
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Reiterating the call to navigate life's challenges
Yeah! if you can (if you can) if you can (if you can)
Stressing the importance of enduring
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Continuing the emphasis on overcoming challenges
Yeah I said if you can (if you can) lord if you can (if you can)
Repeating the conditional nature with emphasis
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Highlighting the difficulty of the journey
I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can)
Stressing the imperative to navigate challenges
I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can)
Repeating the call to endure life's difficulties
I said you got to make through the world if you can (if you can)
Emphasizing the challenging nature of life
You got to make it through the world if you can (if you can)
Reiterating the need to make it through
Make it through the world
General encouragement to overcome challenges
Make it through the world (if you can)
Repeating the encouragement to navigate life
Make it through the world
Continuing the theme of making it through
Make it through the world (if you can)
Reiterating the encouragement to endure
Make it through the world
Continuing the theme of overcoming challenges
Make it through the world (if you can)
Final emphasis on the difficulty of the journey
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