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Artist: Amerie
Canonical path: /amerie/gotta-work
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Gotta Work
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Gotta Work
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Sometimes it's gonna be days like this
Sometimes it's gonna be rain like this
Sometimes you're gonna feel pain like this
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Coz when you feelin' low
And you can't get no lower
That's when you kno you're close
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Woke up in the morning
It's another crappy day but
That never matterred too much to me
Cuz it's still a new beginning
And i know i got it in me
Had my share of ups and downs
But now i know i can do anything
Sometimes it's gonna be days like this
Sometimes it's gonna be rain like this
Sometimes you're gonna feel pain like this
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Coz when you feelin' low
And you can't get no lower
That's when you kno you're close
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Uh give it to me
Some people think i'm aggressive
Cuz i know what i want
But that never mattered too much to me
Show me some body with no goal
Show me some body with no control
Cuz lifes for living
So go and get it
When times get rough remember
Sometimes it's gonna be days like this
Sometimes it's gonna be rain like this
Sometimes you're gonna feel pain like this
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Coz when you feelin' low
And you can't get no lower
That's when you kno you're close
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Ohh gotta get it
Hey hey hey
Sometimes the road may seem too far
You never really know for sure
If you're ever gonna make it
Sometimes the end may seem so far
You never really know for sure
If you got the strength to make it
But you gotta remember
Sometimes it's gonna be days like this
Sometimes it's gonna be rain like this (hey, you got to remember)
Sometimes you're gonna feel pain like this
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it (uh, but you gotta work hard boy)
Coz when you feelin' low (so hard boy)
And you can't get no lower (hey)
That's when you kno you're close (hey)
Sometimes you gotta work hard for it
Days like this (days like this)
Rain like this (rain like this)
(you feel like this)
(gotta work hard boy, gotta work hard boy)
Do it cuz i love it
Feel like this
Gotta work hard for it
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Amerie performs "Gotta Work", and this lyric page sits inside the Amerie catalog on LyroVerse.
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