Otis - Learnin' by Doin' Lyrics

When I was young
The world was open wide
I had my dreams
Burning deep down inside

I thought that life
Would be sunny and breezy
Til I realized
The road ain't easy

No one told me
It'd be this way or that
Nobody handed my
A compass or map

I started out
Like a blind man in winter
All I wanted
Was to get someplace better

I was learnin by doin
Took a leap when I was only guessing
Learnin by doin
I got the scars to show for every lesson
Come on now

Most of life
Is just an uphill battle
Working long
Getting herded like cattle

When I get a break
From all this action
I go hunting
For some satisfaction

I am learnin by doin
Take a leap when I was only guessing
Now I'm learnin by doin
I got the scars to show for every lesson
Come on now

Now I'm older
And a little bit wiser
But happiness
Is still a tight-fisted miser

I do my work
And I delay my reward
Once in a while
I move a little bit forward

I was learnin by doin
Took a leap when I was only guessing
Now I'm learnin by doin
I got the scars to show for every lesson
Come on now