When I was younger everybody told me
You've got soul, but you've gotta let it grow
I didn't know how to do it, but I tried
To do what I could to get it in my life
It's a soul thing, everybody said it
Soul thing, yeah yeah yeah
Soul thing, everybody said it
You've got it, you've got it, you've got it
All of the friends that came into my life
Had their own beauty, had their own style (that's right)
The kindness they gave is exactly what they got
Help a sister up when you're sitting at the top
'Cause that's a soul thing, everybody said it
Soul thing, yeah yeah yeah
Soul thing, everybody said it
You've got it, you've got it, you've got it
Now let it go and let it grow
Oh, let it grow
Go on and be a good person in the world
Let it go, oh let it go
Go on and be a good person in the world
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Now what you give is exactly what you get
Be a kind person, but I must confess
I haven't been consistent
Lord knows that I tried
Now I'll keep on doing my best
Until the day that I die
'Cause that's a soul thing, everybody say it
Soul thing, yeah yeah yeah
That's a soul thing, everybody said it
You've got it, you've got it, you've got it, you've got it
Soul thing, soul thing, yeah yeah yeah, soul thing
You've got it, you've got it, you've got it
You've got it, you've got it
You've got it, you've got it, you've got it
Now let it go, let it grow
Be a good person in the world
Let it go, let it go
And be a good person in the world