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Des'ree - You Gotta Be Lyrics



Des'ree - You Gotta Be Lyrics




Listen as your day unfolds
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Challenge what the future holds
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Try and keep your head up to the sky
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Lovers, they may 'cause you tears
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Go ahead release your fears
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Stand up and be counted
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Don't be ashamed to cry
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You gotta be
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You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
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You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
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You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
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All I know, all I know, love will save the day
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Herald what your mother said
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Read the books your father read
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Try to solve the puzzles in your own sweet time
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Some may have more cash than you
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Others take a different view
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My oh my, yea, eh, eh
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You gotta be bad, you gotta be bold, you gotta be wiser
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You gotta be hard, you gotta be tough, you gotta be stronger
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You gotta be cool, you gotta be calm, you gotta stay together
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All I know, all I know, love will save the day
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Time ask no questions, it goes on without you
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Leaving you behind if you can't stand the pace
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The world keeps on spinning
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Can't stop it, if you tried to
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This best part is danger staring you in the face
+
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, eh, eh, eh
+
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
+
Yeah, yeah, yeah
+
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
+
Yeah, yeah
+
Got to be bold
+
Got to be bad
+
Got to be wise
+
Do what others say
+
Got to be hard
+
Not too too hard
+
All I know is love will save the day
+
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
+
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English

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, yea, eh, eh
+
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 ask 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 tried to
+
This best part is danger staring you in the face
+
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, eh, eh, eh
+
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
+
Yeah, yeah, yeah
+
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
+
Yeah, yeah
+
Got to be bold
+
Got to be bad
+
Got to be wise
+
Do what others say
+
Got to be hard
+
Not too too hard
+
All I know is love will save the day
+
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
+
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Writer: Des'ree Weekes, Ashley Ingram
Copyright: Lyrics © Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC, Universal Music Publishing Group, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.




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"You Gotta Be" is an R&B/soul song by British singer and songwriter Des'ree, written by her with Ashley Ingram, who produced the song. It is the third track on the singer's second album, I Ain't Movin' (1994), and the opening track on the US release of that album. The song was released as a single in March 1994 by Sony Soho Square, 550 and Epic, becoming a top-40 hit in several countries, and a top-10 hit in the United States and Australia.

Its music video was directed by Paul Boyd. By 13 June 1998, the single had sold 358,000 copies in United States, and it has received sales certifications in New Zealand and the United Kingdom.

Des'ree drew inspiration for "You Gotta Be" from the Shakti Gawain book Creative Visualization which had abetted the singer's recovery from a painful romantic break-up; "I've always been blindly optimistic, and that [book] helped me rise from my melancholia," explains Des'ree who it is said "swears by daily affirmations."

The song was used in several television advertisements over the following years, and a 1999 remix used in a Ford Focus advert became a top-10 hit in Des'ree's native UK and a number-one hit in Spain. Q Magazine included "You Gotta Be" on their list of the "1001 Best Songs Ever" in 2003.
Performed by: Des'ree
Genre(s): R&B, soul, One Hit Wonder
Language: English
Length: 4:05
Written by: Des'ree Weekes, Ashley Ingram
Released: March 28th, 1994
Year: 1994
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