I Got To Be Myself

Lyrics

[Chorus: The Staple Singers] I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else [Verse 1: Mavis Staples] Can't change my color Can't change my skin What you see is what I am, y'all It's been like that since my time began Oh, I... [Chorus: The Staple Singers] I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else, no I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else [Verse 2: Mavis Staples] Y'all, let me, live my life Let me do, what I think is right 'Cause I got to be myself, y'all I can't be nobody else, nah, nah [Chorus: The Staple Singers] I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else (Let me by myself) [Bridge: Mavis Staples & The Staple Singers] I can't be nobody else I've got to be myself, I can't be nobody else You say it... I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else I got to be myself, I can't be nobody else [Outro: The Staple Singers & Mavis Staples] Let me be myself, y'all I got to be myself, let me be myself I got to be myself, let me be myself I got to be myself, let me be myself (Just want to be myself) I got to be myself, let me be myself (Let me live and die) I got to be myself, let me be myself (Let me do what I think is right) I got to be myself, let me be myself (Oh, I wanna be myself)