WHATEVER IT TAKES
(Jim Femino / Essra Mohawk)

Essra Mohawk


I PICK UP THE PAPER
AND THE NEWS READS JUST LIKE STEPHEN KING
Y'KNOW LAST NIGHT I WOKE UP SHAKIN'
SO AFRAID OF WHAT THE DAY MIGHT BRING
WHAT TOMORROW WILL BRING
WELL, SOMETHING'S GOTTA' BREAK IT
IF WE'RE EVER GONNA' MAKE IT
OR LIFE WON'T MEAN A THING

(Chorus): WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BRING THE BAD GUYS DOWN
WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR HEAVEN SAKES
DON'T GIVE UP WITHOUT A SOUND
WE'LL BE LOST UNTIL WE'VE FOUND
WHATEVER IT TAKES

NO ONE SAYS IT'S EASY
BUT DOES IT HAVE TO BE SO HARD
MAYBE THERE'S AN ANSWER
RIGHT IN EVERYONE'S BACKYARD
FOR EVERY STEP WE'VE TAKEN
WE SEEM TO FALL BACK TWO
HAVE WE FALLEN BACK TOO FAR

(Chorus): WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BRING THE BAD GUYS DOWN
WHATEVER IT TAKES FOR HEAVEN SAKES
DON'T GIVE UP WITHOUT A SOUND
WE'LL BE LOST UNTIL WE'VE FOUND

WHATEVER IT TAKES
WHATEVER THE COST
WE'VE GOT TO GET BACK ALL THAT WE LOST

(Chorus): WHATEVER IT TAKES TO MAKE THE WORLD GO ROUND
WHATEVER IT TAKES TO BRING THE BAD GUYS DOWN
IS IT WISDOM? IS IT LOVE?
IS IT ALL OF THE ABOVE?
OH WE'LL ALL NEED PLENTY OF WHATEVER IT TAKES . . .


(Contributed by Andy & Mogg - March 2004)