When I was a young girl, my daddy told me
A lesson he learned, it was a long time ago
If you want to have someone to hold on to
You’re gonna have to learn to let go

You have to sing (sing) like you don’t need the money
Love (love) like you’ll never get hurt
You gotta dance (dance) like nobody’s watching
It’s got to come from the heart if you want it to work

Now here is the one thing 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

You have to sing (sing) like you don’t need the money
Love (love) like you’ll never get hurt
You gotta dance, dance, dance like nobody’s watching
It’s got to come from the heart if you want it to work

You have to sing sometimes like you don’t need the money
Love sometimes like you’ll never get hurt
You gotta dance, dance, dance like nobody’s watching
Its got to come from the heart if you want it to work