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You Gotta' Be (Des'ree Cover)

from Their Old Stuff Was Better by BRIGHTEN UP!

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lyrics

Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
Stand up and be counted
Don't be ashamed to cry
You gotta be

You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

Herald what your mother said
Read the books your father read
Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
Some may have more cash than you
Others take a different view
My oh my
You gotta be

You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

Time asks no questions, it goes on without you
Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
The world keeps on spinning, can't stop it, if you try to
The best part is the danger staring you in the face
Remember

Listen as your day unfolds
Challenge what the future holds
Try and keep your head up to the sky
Lovers, they may cause you tears
Go ahead release your fears
My oh my
You gotta be

You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
All I know, all I know, love will save the day

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from Their Old Stuff Was Better, released April 1, 2011
Written by Des'ree & Ashley Ingram, copyright 1994.

Samples: "You Know My Name (Look Up the Number)" by the Beatles, "Waiting on the World to Change" by John Mayer, "Satellites" by Doves

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BRIGHTEN UP! Columbus, Indiana

Taking way more influence from “Jock Jams Volume One” than any artist probably should, BRIGHTEN UP! finds unlikely friends in the elements of classic pop samples, distorted ukuleles, tambourine shakin', vigorous hand-clapping, tin can vocals, and anthemic pop sing-alongs. It's called "tank top jungle-pop," and if you haven’t lost your voice by the end of the song, you probably weren’t listening... ... more

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