You Gotta Believe

(Norman Jesse Whitfield)



Doodle wop a-rat-a-tat boom

I'll make the sound of a jet plane zoom

Doodle wop a-rat-a-tat boom

I'll make the sound of a fire



You got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?

You got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?



What have I, I done to you

To make you mean

And treat me the way you do?



Go on and wave your flag, brother

Start your revolution

I'm willin' to let you do your thing

Tell me why are you plannin' a compromise?



Oh, you got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?

You gotta believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?



Take the chain off your brain

Take the chain off your brain

Stop, take a look at yourself

Stop ridiculin' everybody else



You've got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?

You got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?



You got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?

You got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?



You got to believe in somethin'

Why not believe in me?