[Verse 1]
If I satisfy you, if you satisfy me
Once the course has been set
I'm gonna need all the help I can get but
You just gotta be you and I just gotta be me

[Verse 2]
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 wanna be loved and you just gotta be free
I'll smile and tell it to the world
You just gotta be

[Bridge]
Pardon me for sayin'
What a price you've been payin'
What more can I say?
You might feel different some day

[Verse 3]
If it matters to you, it still matters to me
You'll find me by the bayou
Thinkin' wicked thoughts of you
I just wanna be strong, you just gotta be wrong
[Verse 4]
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

[Verse 5]
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 wanna be me and you just gotta be