First things first When you can quit livin' in the past And you stop worryin' about tomorrow Then I think you just might last And I know the price of freedom Gettin' more than a little high With these angry days of sorrow We find the meaning of a lie So I sing about first things first First things first Remember everything you pass And when it's time to go on back Remember to put the first things last And I know the price of freedom Gettin' more than a little high With these angry days of sorrow We find the meaning of a lie So I sing about first things first First things first, oh, yeah First things first First things first First things first First things first