Just Do You Lyrics

Hey yeah yeah

[Verse 1]
I heard a voice that told me I'm essential
How all my fears are limiting my potential
Said it's time to step into the light and
Use every bit of the power I have inside and

[Pre-Hook]
So what you waiting on?
Who you waiting for?
If you don't take a chance
You'll never know what's in store

[Hook]
Just do you
Somebody's got to be a star
Just do you
Somebody's got to raise the bar
Just do you
Somebody's got to change the game
Just do you
Today

[Verse 2]
Every mountain needs someone to climb it
Every ocean needs someone to dive in
Every dream needs someone to wish it
Every adventure needs someone to live it
[Pre-Hook]
So what you waiting on?
Who you waiting for?
If you don't take a chance
You'll never know what's in store

[Hook]
Just do you
Somebody's got to be a star
Just do you
Somebody's got to raise the bar
Just do you
Somebody's got to change the game
Just do you
Today

[Bridge]
If you create the game
Then you create the rules
And if you just be you
There's no way you can lose

[Verse 3]
There's a story waiting for you to write it
There's a treasure waiting for you to find it
There's a picture waiting for you to paint it
There's a dollar waiting for you to make it
[Pre-Hook]
So what you waiting on?
Who you waiting for?
If you don't take a chance
You'll never know what's in store

[Hook]
Just do you
Somebody's got to be a star
Just do you
Somebody's got to raise the bar
Just do you
Somebody's got to change the game
Just do you
Today

[Bridge]
If you create the game
Then you create the rules
And if you just be you
There's no way you can lose

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Genius Annotation

The second single of India Arie’s SongVersation album, “Just Do You” is a great “I’m doing me” summer song. Essence described the song as, “a feel-good ode to conquering fear and following your bliss,” and, “the kind of song you’ll be bumping when you need to be reminded that a [superhuman] lives inside you.”

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2013
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