Raise your foot, now that's the way You'll be movin' on today Raise the other, put it down Now you're headed into town Whoa boy, you got left, right? Oh boy, ain't that right Got some years ahead to go; You'll go free if you take it slow Whoa boy, you got left, right? Oh boy, ain't that right Two kinds of people in this world Some say yes and some say no Time to say which side you're on; Eeny, meeny, miny, moe Say yes, and your adventures start Not always as expected; Say no, you stay apart But you stay protected You got to give yourself a reason to rejoice For the music you make counts for everything Now every livin' soul has got a voice - You got to give it room, and let it sing My family never had too much Made the best of every day Ate what's on our plates, you know? Never threw a thing away We kept our nightmares on a shelf Our dreams were on the table Pass 'em down, 'n' help yourself As long as you are able My mama told me, son, forget what might have been Give yourself a break, whatever's happening Don't let your spirit, son, come closin' in - You got to give it room, and let it, let it sing You got to give it room, and let it sing You got to lift up your voice, and sing Got some years ahead to go You'll go free if you take it slow Got some years, it won't be long And you'll be free to sing your song Whoa boy, you got left, right? Oh boy… There's precious little, really, folks like us control - But you can make your music from the simplest thing And you're the one has got to tend your soul; You got to give it room, and let it, let it sing You got to give it room, and let it sing You got to let it sing You got to let it sing You got to give it room, and let it sing
Raise your foot, now that's the way
You'll be movin' on today
Raise the other, put it down
Now you're headed into town
Whoa boy, you got left, right?
Oh boy, ain't that right
Got some years ahead to go;
You'll go free if you take it slow
Whoa boy, you got left, right?
Oh boy, ain't that right
Two kinds of people in this world
Some say yes and some say no
Time to say which side you're on;
Eeny, meeny, miny, moe
Say yes, and your adventures start
Not always as expected;
Say no, you stay apart
But you stay protected
You got to give yourself a reason to rejoice
For the music you make counts for everything
Now every livin' soul has got a voice -
You got to give it room, and let it sing
My family never had too much
Made the best of every day
Ate what's on our plates, you know?
Never threw a thing away
We kept our nightmares on a shelf
Our dreams were on the table
Pass 'em down, 'n' help yourself
As long as you are able
My mama told me, son, forget what might have been
Give yourself a break, whatever's happening
Don't let your spirit, son, come closin' in -
You got to give it room, and let it, let it sing
You got to give it room, and let it sing
You got to lift up your voice, and sing
Got some years ahead to go
You'll go free if you take it slow
Got some years, it won't be long
And you'll be free to sing your song
Whoa boy, you got left, right?
Oh boy…
There's precious little, really, folks like us control -
But you can make your music from the simplest thing
And you're the one has got to tend your soul;
You got to give it room, and let it, let it sing
You got to give it room, and let it sing
You got to let it sing
You got to let it sing
You got to give it room, and let it sing