I thought I could turn things around

And show you something that was new

But all I got was disappointment

I was left without a clue

But you can never change

You just keep on being you

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself

And as the world grows dark

Beneath the setting sun I think about you

And all the plans that we'd begun but never finished

Seem to turn and run

But you can never change

You just keep on being you

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself

But you can never change

You just keep on being you

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself

And as the world grows bright

Beneath the rising sun I think about you

And all the things we never did

'Cause we forgot we ever wanted to

But you can never change

You just keep on being you

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself (Help yourself)

You got to help yourself