Be What You Are - The Southern Tones

Do what you want girl Be what you are There ain't no right or wrong way Just a play from the heart It ain't a sign of weakness girl, to give yourself away Because the strong give up and move on While the weak, weak give up and stay So do what you want to do What you want to do, what you want to do, what you want to do But be what you are Be what you are Do what you want to do (What you want to do, what you want to do, what you want to do) But be what you are Be what you are Do you believe In hot cars, leather bars, or movie stars Is that what's real Payin' dues, Earth Shoes, Chicago blues Is that how you feel? You can change, you can change You can change, you can change But you can't conceal What's deep inside you It's your game, it's your deal Your game, your deal Do what you want to do What you want to do, what you want to do, what you want to do But be what you are Be what you are Do what you want to do What you want to do, what you want to do, what you want to do But be what you are Be what you are Do what you wanna, girl You can be what you wanna You can do what you wanna You can do, you can be You can do, you can be, you can You can change, you can change You can change, you can change You can be what you wanna, girl Ooh, girl You can, you can be You can be, you can be (Oh, girl) You can be what you wanna, girl Oh, girl You can be what you want You can do it, you can do it You can change, you can change You can change, you can change (Maybe, girl) Don't worry girl, no worry girl You can do, you can do You can do, you can do Ooh, you can be what you wanna (Oh, girl) You can do it, you can do it You can do it, you can change You can change, you can change You can change, you can change You can be what you wanna

It's four in the morning and I'm sitting here at night I'm writing you this song to say what's on my mind I'm leaving in an hour and you won't be up in time to say goodbye And whoa, I'm putting this on tape Baby, you're wonderful, I really mean it, babe More than you will ever know Wish that I could stay but I gotta go I'll be back but in the meantime keep in mind That you are something too big for words And it's my pleasure to love you for better or worse 'Cause what you are, a beautiful mother to your kids Sometimes this slips my mind so in case I forget Girl, you are, you are better than anything I ever had You are the perfect love, never give you up Because you are my heart my soul my breath Take it all until there's nothing left 'cause baby you are Now no man has ever loved his woman more than I love you Girl, you know it's true And no man can ever say he does a woman better than I do you That ain't true, here's what I do Send you fresh-cut roses every day of the week Take you shopping whenever, more importantly Wrap my loving arms around you To reassure everything I felt that first night I feel it more You are something too big for words And it's my pleasure to love you for better or worse 'Cause what you are, a beautiful mother to your kids Sometimes this slips my mind so in case I forget Girl, you are, you are better than anything I ever had You are the perfect love, never give you up Because you are my heart my soul my breath Take it all until there's nothing left 'cause baby you are Girl, you are something too big for words And it's my pleasure to love you for better or worse 'Cause what you are, a beautiful mother to your kids Sometimes this slips my mind so in case I forget Girl, you are, you are better than anything I ever had You are the perfect love, never give you up Because you are my heart, my soul, my breath Take it all until there's nothing left 'cause baby you are Girl, you are, you are, you are Girl, you are, you are

Oh there's a man (must be Jesus) Goin' around (must be Jesus) Taking names (must be Jesus) Oh yeah (must be Jesus) There's a man (must be Jesus) Goin' around (must be Jesus) Taking names (must be Jesus) Oh Lord (must be Jesus) You know he took (took my mother's name) My mother's name (took my mother's name) Yeah, and he left (left my heart in pain) My heart in pain (left my heart in pain) There's a man (must be Jesus) Going around (must be Jesus) Taking names (must be Jesus) Oh yeah (must be Jesus) That man (must be Jesus) Is giving sight (must be Jesus) To the blind (must be Jesus) Oh yeah (must be Jesus) That man (must be Jesus) Is giving sight (must be Jesus) To the blind (must be Jesus) Oh Lord (must be Jesus) He heal the sick (yes he heal the sick) He lay the dead (yes he lay the dead) Yeah Jesus gave (yes my Jesus gave) Ooh I need it bad (ooh I need it bad) That man (must be Jesus) Is giving sight (must be Jesus) To the blind (must be Jesus) Oh yeah (must be Jesus) And the other day (must be Jesus) When I'm sad (must be Jesus) I go to Him (must be Jesus) He'll make me glad (must be Jesus) He's my water (must be Jesus) He's my bread (must be Jesus) And He's my doctor (must be Jesus) on my sick bed (must be Jesus) He's my rock (must be Jesus) My mighty tower (must be Jesus) He's all my strength (must be Jesus) and all my power (must be Jesus) He'll be your mother (must be Jesus) When mother's gone (must be Jesus) He'll be your shelter (must be Jesus) in time of storm (must be Jesus) When you were birthed (must be Jesus) Don't know what to do (must be Jesus) Just trust in Him (must be Jesus) and He'll see you through (must be Jesus) Oh there's a man (must be Jesus) Goin' around (must be Jesus) Taking names (must be Jesus)