Written by babyface (1996)

Performed by michael jackson



No sense pretending it's over

Hard times just don't go away

You gotta take that chip off your shoulder

It's time you open up

Have some faith



Nothing good ever comes easy

All good things come in due time

You gotta have something to believe in

I'm tellin' you to open your mind



Gotta put your heart on the line

If you wanna make it right

You've got to reach out and try

Gotta put your heart on the line

If you wanna get it right

Gotta put it all on the line



You see yourself in the mirror

And you don't like what you see

And things aren't getting much clearer

Don't you think it's time you go for a change



Don't waste your time on the past, no no

It's time you look to the future

It's all right there if you ask

This time if you try much harder

You'll be the best you can be



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If you wanna make it right

And you wanna do it now

Then you gotta learn to try

Gonna make it worth your while

Nothing in life comes free

And that's just the way it is now

You gotta go for what you want

You gotta do what you got to do



Hook 3 times