Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many, why? Why so many, why so many, why? Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why? 

Manny don't need no comforting 
He don't ask of the world to bring him up 
Ain't gonna see him waitin' on waitin' on waitin' on the day 
Got him a chair in '73 
It was his only option 
So Manny agreed 
Same chair he has today since they threw the cane away 
And Manny wasn't doing nothing 
He just doing his own thing 
You know it getting pretty cold out by the jub jub swing 

Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
I'm not so weak 

Manny gonna go where the rabble go 
He gonna roll down the world and he bring me up 
Ain't going to see him giving into the others way 
Cause they may beat us in search but our fall is unstained 
You know he says it won't be long till we are up again 
Having another swing 
And Manny wasn't doing nothing 
He just doing his own thing 
Yah know it gettin' pretty cold but he the one who bring 

Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
No, I'm not so weak 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
I'm not so weak 

'Cause the bottles not empty 
'Cause your voices are all there 
My life will fight in my body for air 
'Cause the bottle's not empty 
'Cause your voices are all there 
My life will fight in my body for air 

Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
And oh this friend today 
Right me up 
And oh this friend today 
Right me up 
I'm not so 
And oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
No, I'm not so weak 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
Oh this friend today 
Right me up 
I'm not so weak 

Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many why? 
Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many why? 
Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why so many why? 
Why so many, why so many why? Why so many, why? 

Manny we gonna get that A.M. dial just right 
I'll hold that hanger up as long as the Sox put up a fight