[Verse 1]
When I was a young man, my daddy told me
A lesson he learned, it was a long time ago
If you want to have someone to hold onto
You're going to have to learn to let go

[Chorus]
You got to sing like you don't need the money
Love like you'll never get hurt
You got to dance like nobody's watching
It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work

[Verse 2]
Now here is the one thing that I keep forgetting
When everything is falling apart
In life as in love, you know I need to remember
There's such a thing as trying too hard

[Chorus]
You got to sing like you don't need the money
Love like you'll never get hurt
You got to dance like nobody's watching
It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work

You got to sing sometimes like you don't need the money
You got to love sometimes like you'll never get hurt
You got to dance, dance, dance like nobody's watching
It's got to come from the heart if you want it to work