It's takes a lot to get to the top And a little just to fall off quick And I think I've seen you here before Sometimes you fly so high So fast it makes you sick You won the battle, lost the war But I don't mind if you say Every time you talk to me Every time we talk [Chorus:] We came, we saw We conquered and crumbled In our own true way We loved, we fought We rocked and we tumbled In our own true way Well, I believe in brotherhood And the good of all mankind Though I admit it's hard to find But if you want to talk, just come and knock It don't matter what the time Solitude is no friend of mine And I don't mind if you say Every time you talk to me Every time we talk [Chorus] I don't mind It's hard to be from a rock in the sea Livin' in a big steel town Finding unfamiliar faces all around You heard 'em tell stupid jokes You heard 'em laugh every time you spoke But you don't let nobody put you down But I don't mind if you say Every time you talk to me Every time you talk to me Every time we talk [Chorus] In our own true way And I don't mind If you say