I Got To Be Myself

Rufus Thomas * Track #5 On If There Were No Music

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Rufus Thomas

1977

I Got To Be Myself by Rufus Thomas

Performed by

Rufus Thomas

Produced by

Rufus Thomas & Tom Dixon

Writed by

Carl Smith (Songwriter) & Marshall “Rock” Jones

About

“I Got To Be Myself” is an ode to individuality and confidence. Listeners hear Thomas sounding off against those who try to make him conform, including his elders, while encouraging his audience to express themselves in the way that makes them feel best.

I Got To Be Myself Lyrics

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can’t be nobody else
[?]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
Listen, [?]

[Verse 1]
I can't change, huh
And I can’t change my skin
[?] is trying
[?]

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
[?]
Hey, hey, hey
Oh, yeah, hey

[Verse 2]
Grandma, [?] your [?]
Grandpa, you [?]
But you're [?] gonna make me [?]
Let me do what I feel is right, hey

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else, yeah

[Instrumental Break]

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else

[Verse 3]
Listen to me, now
Everybody got to be themself
Don’t you try to be nobody else
Everybody got to be themself
Don’t you try to be nobody else
Oh, no, no

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can’t be nobody else

[Verse 4]
Don't be like nobody
Don't be like nobody
Don't be like nobody
Don’t be like nobody
Be yourself, be yourself
Be yourself, be yourself

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else

[Verse 5]
I can't be like nobody
I can't be like nobody
I can't be like nobody
'Cause I got to be myself
Listen to me

[Chorus]
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else
I got to be myself
I can't be nobody else

I Got To Be Myself Q&A

Who wrote I Got To Be Myself's ?

I Got To Be Myself was written by Carl Smith (Songwriter) & Marshall “Rock” Jones.