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What You Have To Do

from Brand New by Rachel Rambach

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All of her friends went to the lake,
But she stayed behind.
Her daddy had made up her mind.
"You've got a paper to write, by the end of the night,"
And then he said what he always said,

Do what you have to do when you have to do it,
So that one day you can do
What you want to do, when you want to
Sometimes your time just isn't your own,
But don't worry, you're not alone,
Do what you have to do 'cause right now,
It's not up to you.

Out on her own, a couple years passed by.
All alone, she started to cry.
She made a call home, her daddy picked up the phone.
And when he heard her voice
He said what he always said,

CHORUS

It's hard to play by someone else's rules,
When you don't agree.
And when you're in it, sometimes you can't see.
But when you've made it to the other side,
And learned along the way,
You'll be surprised to hear yourself say:

CHORUS

All of her friends went to the lake,
Spent the day on her boat,
Bought with the money she made
From the songs she wrote.
When people asked her how she got there,
She just had to share.
Her daddy would have been so proud of what she said:

I did what I had to do when I had to do it,
So that one day I could do
What I wanted to when I wanted to,
And though your time might not be your own
Don't worry, you're not alone.
Do what you have to do so that someday,
It's up to you.

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from Brand New, released September 15, 2009

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Rachel Rambach is a singer/songwriter in central Illinois. She has a penchant for folky pop and ukuleles.

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