The song opens with an African-style drum beat by Brian Downey, which gives way to twin-guitar harmonies characteristic of Thin Lizzy’s sound. The lyrics include heavy use of rhyme and alliteration, such as the first three lines which include the words ‘investigate’, ‘insinuate’, ‘intimidate’, ‘comp...
There are people that will investigate you
They'll insinuate, intimidate and complicate you
Don't ever wait or hesitate to
State the fate that awaits those who
Try to shake or take you
Don't let them break you
You can do anything you want to do
It's not wrong what I'm saying, it's true
You can do anything you want to do
Do what you want to
People that despise you
Will analyze then criticize you
They'll scandalize and tell lies until they realize you
Are somebody they should've apologized to
Don't let these people compromise you
Be wise too
You can do anything you want to do
It's not wrong what I'm saying, it's true
You can do anything you want to do
Do what you want to
Hey you
You're not their puppet on a string
You can do everything
It's true
If you really want to
You can do anything you want
Just like I do
You can do anything you want to do
It's not wrong what I'm saying, it's true
You can do anything you want to do
Do what you want to
Hey you
You can do
Hey you
Yes, you
Elvis is dead
The king of rock and roll is dead
Elvis is dead
Do Anything You Want To was written by Phil Lynott.
Do Anything You Want To was produced by Thin Lizzy & Tony Visconti.
Thin Lizzy released Do Anything You Want To on Fri Jun 08 1979.