You've Just Got To

You've gotta run,
Run for your life,
Run for loved ones you know,
Will stick by you no matter the strife.

You've gotta jump,
Jump for your friends,
The ones you know will still be there,
After your heart mends.

You've gotta try,
Try for the world,
For the place you were born,
And all the plans you've unfurled.

You've gotta love,
Love for the one,
Love for the masses,
Until all is said and done.

You've gotta hope,
Hope for better conditions,
Hope for brighter ambitions,
And no need for munitions.

You've gotta see,
See with you eyes and your mind,
See that not all are bad,
But in fact some are really quite kind.

You've gotta swim,
Swim for the shore,
Swim for the lovers and haters,
Who regardless, they open a door.

You've gotta know,
Know all that you can,
Know that there's goodness,
And you've got at least just one fan.

You've gotta stop,
Stop all your wrong moves,
Stop all the violence,
Tell both sides theirs nothing to prove.

You've gotta row,
Row for the falls,
Row for the winners, the losers,
And all those strip malls.

You've gotta like,
With an young, open mind,
With a sense of completion,
So all you know find out your kind.

You've gotta fight,
Fight for all that is right,
Fight all the bad men,
Who keep truth so far from the light.

You've gotta compromise,
Find agreements for all,
To create peace and good people,
With no need for segregating old walls.