Baby, write this down, take a little note to remind you in case you didn't know, Tell yourself I love you and I don't want you to go, write this down. Take my words, read 'em every day, keep 'em close by, don't you let 'em fade away, So you'll remember

Nobody ever told you You shine like a diamond And you need to know What nobody ever told you Glitter like a gold Wish you could see yourself the way I do Take off all the makeup girl Shine your light, show the world Don’t be shy, don’t be scared

When you answer the door, pick up the phone You won't find me 'cause I'm not coming home To find yourself alone And does it make you sad And does it make you mad To find that I have grown To see the strength that I have shown I'll bet it hurts so bad

Don't second guess yourself Straight up They say the government mislead the youth, youth, youth (Tell 'em when you went to the park and everybody came back and) And welfare don't mean well for you, you, you, you (What about when you tried to do a side

You know you're lost when you feel transparent One foot in the open Ten feet ahead Build your own ladder And don't lie to yourself Secrets left above the grave (It's not for one to keep) You're all so self destructive

When there's no one else, look inside yourself Like your oldest friend, just trust the voice within Then you'll find the strength that will guide your way Young girl, don't cry I'll be right here when your world starts to fall Young girl, it's alright

When the lights go out In the darkness where we learn to see The light that we can really be Go, easy on me, easy me, brother When the lights go out, throw yourself about When the lights go out, don't you ever doubt A dinosaur, wonders why it's still on

Yeah yeah yeah do the Harlem shuffle Now come on baby Yeah yeah yeah to the Harlem shuffle Yeah yeah yeah shake a tail feather baby You move it to the left, yeah You go for yourself You move it to the right Yeah if it takes all night Now take it kinda

Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah, come on, come on Lick it up, lick it up, ooh yeah it's only right now It ain't a crime to be good to yourself Lick it up, lick it up,ooh uh Don't want to wait 'til you know me better

Oh, the good life, full of fun seems to be the ideal Mm, the good life lets you hide all the sadness you feel You won't really fall in love for you can't take the chance So please be honest with yourself, don't try to fake romance It's the good life to