You've got to do Everything you thing you should do Get on the streets and cause a riot You can't deny it You've got to say Everything you think you should say If someone tries to criticize you Oh, oh, oh, yeah Yeah yeah! Don't let 'em get you 'cause it don't mean nothing Don't let 'em get you 'cause it sure means nothing They're only words They can tell you what is right And they can tell you what is wrong You make up your mind Make up your mind You got to be Everything you know you can be If someone tries to hold you down now Oh, oh, oh, yeah Yeah yeah! Don't let 'em get you 'cause it don't mean nothing Don't let 'em get you 'cause it sure means nothing They're only words [2x] Uh Yeah yeah! Lada, lada, lada, lada lada, dada Don't let 'em get you 'cause it don't mean nothing Don't let 'em get you 'cause it sure means nothing They're only words [2x]