Someone sat and told me something new.
I'm taking off out there a mile
or more is meadows
where the soft green summer children go.
I'd like a lot to look at
them a little while.
Remember being small of curled hair
and loved and let alone to
use my fingertips
even on the grown -ups' pretty hands.
That certainly was a long time ago.
I understand your crucifix.
Come on, we'll walk away.
We know already how to climb a hill
and here's the simple plan.
I lift up the wire while you go under
and you lift up the wire for me.
Oh well, you just can't
make it by yourself,
by yourself,
no you just can't make it by yourself,
by yourself.
Mother, mother, sister, brother,
you know you're bound
to need each other
and you just can't make it by yourself,
by yourself.
Well now the rich man can't
make it by himself,
by himself.
Oh, the rich man can't
make it by himself,
by himself.
When the world is all on fire,
helping hands are not for hire.
You better keep your friendship,
can't make it by yourself,
by yourself.
And the poor man can't
make it by himself,
by himself.
Oh, the poor man can't
make it by himself.
By himself.
With no one to share his bread,
he would very soon be dead.
You know, you just can't
make it by yourself.
By yourself.
You just can't make it by yourself.
By yourself.
No, you just can't make it by yourself.
By yourself.
Father, mother, sister, brother,
you know you're bound to
need each other, hey.
You just can't make it by yourself.
The big shot can't
make it by himself.
The big shot can't make it by himself.
By yourself
What's the good of trying
to be an if -there
Ain't no one to see it but you can't see
You can't make that by yourself
By yourself
And the humble man can't
make it by himself
By himself
No the humble man can't
make it by himself
By himself
While his heart will break in two one day
And you won't know what to do
because it's just too sad to make
it by yourself.
Well, you just can't make it by yourself.
Well,
you just can't make it by yourself.
Oh, mother, sister, brother,
well, you know
you're gonna need each other.
And you just can't make it by yourself.
Colonel Glenn had to make
it by himself.
Colonel Glenn had to make it by himself.
He made it into orbit all alone.
But Conrad and Cooper brought it home.
Baby, you just can't,
can't make it by yourself.
Robinson Crusoe thought he
would make it by himself.
Robinson Crusoe thought he
would make it by himself.
Made for a while,
but Christ Almighty was he glad.
He saw Friday just couldn't
make it by himself.
He just can't make it by yourself.
You just can't make it by yourself
All the mother, sister, brother you know
About to need your love,
and you just can't
make it by yourself,
make it by yourself.