Gotta be me

Now there's a whole lotta people all across the world,
A whole lotta boys, a whole lotta girls,
A whole lotta fathers and uncles and brothers,
A whole lotta sisters and aunts and mothers.
And whether they're parents or whether they're children,
Every single one of them's a little bit different.
There's only one thing that makes us the same;
We all got our own face, and got our own name,
We all got our own brain, and got our own style. (What's style?)
Well, that's just the way that you smile
And the way that you walk, and the way that you talk, 
And the way that you look from your hat to your socks.
It's a beautiful thing, being yourself
And not try'na act like everyone else.
I'm a tell you the truth and you gotta agree
Man, I can't be you, nope, I gotta be me.

So what you gotta be? (I gotta be me!)
What you gotta be? (I gotta be me!)
What you gotta be? (I gotta be me!)
I said what you gotta be? (I gotta be me)
C'mon what you gotta be? (I gotta be me!)
What you gotta be? (I gotta be me)
What you gotta be? (I gotta be me)
One, two, three.

Now some got moustaches, some got beards.
Some wear big old earrings in their ears.
And you might think some of them look kind'a weird,
But they gotta be them, so I'm glad that they're here.
Some wear T-shirts, some wear ties.
Some got big glasses in front of their eyes.
And if you keep lookin', then you'll be surprised,
'Cause man, people come in every shape and size.
As big as a house, or as small as a mouse.
Some are mellow, some like to scream and shout.
Some come from other countries that you read about;
That's a lot, and I still left some people out.
Some are young like you, some are old like your grandpa.
Some frown, some are jolly like Santa.
There's a lot of colours and ways to be,
But I can't be them,
Nope, I gotta be me.

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Hey! Sometimes when you play at school,
Another kid acts like you're not so cool.
They laugh at your clothes or say something mean,
And then your good day feels like a bad dream.
But, hey, it happens to everyone,
So don't let it stop you from having fun.
You don't have to be like anyone else,
But remember that you got to love yourself.
See, some people think making you feel bad,
Will make them feel good and that's just sad.
But no matter what they do or say,
It's just a game and you don't have to play.
If they call you weird and you want 'em to stop, 
You can either say 'no I'm not!'
Or you can say 'yep I'm as weird as can be, 
And you know what? 
I love it, I gotta be me!'

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