Old ego is a too much thing Old ego is a too much thing He'll make you fool yourself You'll think you're somebody else They got the whole subway train Makes you want to jump on up there an' fight And you can't stand left to your right He'll make you lie Make you cheat Jus' so you won't be beat He'll make you get on outta sight You get afraid you gonna, act like a clown And you get mad when somebody puts you down Your heart's a-pumpin' and you pan-heart's a-jumpin' Look out ego is a too much thing When everything seems goin' so fine Old ego puts itself on a bind Your cert'ty turns to doubt Then you start flippin' out Then you ease on out of your mind