You Gotta Love, the third single from Vol. II: YOU of Janis' new album, Keep On Reaching, ©2023
Lyrics
YOU GOTTA LOVE (Janis Kelly ©2023)
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself (3X)
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself!
I emerge from the darkness into a sea of light
I surrender my broken dreams and let my soul take flight
Laying down all my grievances, stopped keeping score
Stepping into the truth of who I am and what I came here for
And Spirit says to me:
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself (3X)
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself!
I’m removing my shackles, cutting the ties that bind
Breaking down all these prison walls that I built up in my mind
Now I reach for a higher place, my greatest yet to come
And I whisper a lifelong, fervent prayer, “Thy will be done”
And Spirit says to me:
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself (3X)
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself!
Oh, oh, oh, love yourself, little one
You’re as precious to me as the earth or sun
Love yourself, wild and free
If you could only see what I see, you’d know the best is bound to be
When you love yourself!
You gotta forgive myself for any wrongs you think you’ve done
And you gotta accept yourself as a divine and holy one
And you gotta release yourself from every wound and every scar
And you gotta allow yourself to be a brilliant, shining star
And Spirit says to me:
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself (3X)
Love, love, love, you gotta love yourself–
So you can love someone else!