you just gotta be

if i satisfy you

if you satisfy me

once the course has been set

gonna need all the help i can get but

you just gotta be you

'n i just gotta be me

i can't classify you

you can't pacify me

we can't make it at all

you won't even take my calls

i just want ta be loved

'n you just gotta be free

i'll smile and tell it to the world

you just gotta be

pardon me for sayin'

what a price you've been payin'

what more can i say

you might feel different some day

if it matter to you

it still matters to me

you'll find me by the bayou

thinkin' wicked thoughts of you

i just want ta be strong

you just gotta be wrong

i can't clarify you

you can't verify me

i can't make it by stealth

you won't even share the wealth so

you just gotta be you

and i just gotta be me

and i will tell that to the world

you just gotta be

with a gratified mind

i'll be on the highway

just as soon as i can

where there's a will there's a way so until then

i just want ta be me

and you just gotta be