♪ Taking down your neighbor Won't take you any higher I burned my own damn finger poking Someone else's fire I've never gotten taller Making someone else feel small If you ain't got nothing nice to say Don't say nothing at all Just hold your own rope And raise your own babies Smoke your own smoke And grow your own daisies Bend your own fists And own your own crazy Mind your own biscuits And life will be gravy Mind your own biscuits And life will be gravy ♪ Nobody's perfect We've all lost and we've all lied Most of us have cheated The rest of us have tried The holiest of polies Even slipped from time to time We've all got dirty laundry Hanging on the line So hold your own rope And raise your own babies Smoke your own smoke And grow your own daisies Bend your own fists And own your own crazy Mind your own biscuits And life will be gravy Mind your own biscuits And life will be gravy Pouring salt in my sugar Won't make yours any sweeter Visiting my yard Ain't gonna make yours any greener And I wouldn't know About the rocks in your shoes So I'll just do mean, honey You can just do you ♪ So hold your own rope And raise your own babies Smoke your own smoke And grow your own daisies Bend your own fists And own your own crazy Mind your own biscuits And life will be gravy Mind your own biscuits And life will be gravy ♪