Well I am what I am,
what I am could be who you are
yes your pain when you smile,
cause you built the wall around your heart
do the thoughts in your head keep you up
cause you're feeling lost
and are you strong enough to be yourself

my papa used to say, you're just a loser and you're never gonna have what it takes
mama used to say don't like that music you play, ain't gonna get you nowhere
naaaaah you gotta be yourself
naaaaah you gotta be yourself

If you cried, would you hide
would you want all the world to know
and if you believe in love
would you let it show
are you in, are you hip, are you cool
do you try too hard
or are you strong enough to be yourself

Ooh yeah!
my papa used to say, you're just a loser and you're never gonna have what it takes
mama used to say don't like that music you play, ain't gonna get you nowhere
naaaaah you gotta be yourself
naaaaah you gotta be yourself

my papa used to say, you're just a loser and you're never gonna have what it takes
mama used to say don't like that music you play, ain't gonna get you nowhere
naaaaah you gotta be yourself
naaaaah you gotta be yourself

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If you can't, can't be yourself
what are you living for
if you can't, can't be yourself
you're gonna lose it all

if you can't, can't be yourself
what are you living for

you're gonna find someday,
you gotta run away
you gotta run run run run away

my papa used to say, you're just a loser and you're never gonna have what it takes
mama used to say don't like that music you play, ain't gonna get you nowhere
naaaaah you gotta be yourself
naaaaah you gotta be yourself

my papa used to say, you're just a loser and you're never gonna have what it takes
mama used to say don't like that music you play, ain't gonna get you nowhere
naaaaah you gotta be yourself
naaaaah you gotta be yourself

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